Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6366

Fires: Merton

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's response to the fire at the Weir Road recycling centre on Saturday 7 September 2024.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Environment Agency are responsible for the regulation of the environmental permit held by Reston Waste Management at 77 Weir Road. After being notified of the fire late on Saturday 7 September by the London Fire Brigade (LFB), Environment Agency staff...

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