Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95983
Trade: Directories
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of compelling online trade directories to require tradespeople to verify and display waste carrier licences.
Answer
Mary CreaghWe recently announced plans to tighten up the regulation of those who transport and manage waste services, moving them from a light-touch registration system into environmental permitting. This will give the Environment Agency a greater range of powers an...
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