Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102927

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the allocation of resources between (a) enforcement activities targeting businesses that are compliant with the law and (b) investigat

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government has shown its continued support to the Environment Agency (EA) by committing £12 million for the EA to fight waste crime this year. The EA received £3 million for 2025/26 to enforce new duties introduced this year including the new simpler ...

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