Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25521

Minerals: Recycling

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the classifications of waste to help ensure that critical minerals in (a) used batteries and (b) other e-waste are use

Answer

Mary Creagh
We will consider the evidence for action right across the economy and evaluate what further interventions may be needed in the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) sector as we develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England.