Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10631

Incinerators: Licensing

Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Andrew Cooper

LabourMid Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department’s policy is on approving permit applications for new waste incinerators.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Environment Agency (EA) is responsible for assessing environmental permit applications for new waste incinerators to operate in England and has a duty to assess any application it receives against the requirements of the Environmental Permitting Regul...

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