Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 78758

Construction: Recycling

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support or incentivise the reuse of building materials reclaimed from previous construction within new build or retrofit projects.

Answer

Martin McCluskey

The Government will soon publish a Circular Economy Strategy, which will include a Built Environment Roadmap setting out measures to promote reuse of building materials and reduce unnecessary demolition. This will support resource efficiency and help to r...

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