Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62008

Incinerators: Health Hazards

Tabled: 23 June 2025

Answered: 4 August 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UKHSA's guidance entitled Epidemiological evidence review in the UK and EU, following implementation of the Waste Incineration Directive, published on 9 June 2025, what assess

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is consulted by the Environment Agency (EA) on environmental permit applications to operate municipal waste incinerators (MWIs), in their role as regulator in England. UKHSA reviews the latest scientific evidence on t...

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