Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114108
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Tyres
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 6 March 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle flee
Answer
Mary CreaghThere are no re-tread tyres procured for Defra Group-operated heavy goods fleets. Defra Group operates 33 heavy goods vehicles. Three of these vehicles are fitted with re-tread tyres; however, there are only eight re-tread tyres on these vehicles. These t...
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