Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17559

Heating: Technology

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Ben Goldsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the safe storage and disposal of oil and gas assets removed following a change in heating technology, in the context of the aim to deploy 450,000 cl

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Environment Agency does not oversee the deployment of clean heating systems. However, where oil tanks, boilers etc. are removed, waste producers and contractors must comply with their legal Waste Duty of Care and ensure waste is managed appropriately,...

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