Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What steps he is taking to help low and middle-income African countries with restructuring sovereign debt.”
Tabled: 26 April 2023Answered: 2 May 2023
Asked by
Kate Osamor
Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mary Creagh)
We have announced plans to tighten up the regulation of those who transport and manage waste, moving them from a light-touch regime into a permitted system, which gives the Environment Agency a greater range of powers. It will also introduce the possibility of up to five years in prison for those who breach the new laws.