Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 37856

Electronic Equipment: Waste

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce electronic waste.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy. The UK is exposed to significant supply risks: 80% of the UK’s raw material footprint is extracted abroad, including almost all of the metal ores we use. A transition to a circular econo...
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