Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95922
Food: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Samantha Niblett
Labour — South Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much new burdens funding she plans to allocate for food waste collections; and if she will (a) allocate that funding based on costs incurred by WCAs and (b) apply the New Burdens D
Answer
Mary CreaghWe have invested over £340 million to support waste collection authorities on weekly food collections. While local authorities will have the flexibility to deliver these reforms in the best way for their council areas and residents, we still expect them t...
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