Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94673
Waste Disposal: Industrial Disputes
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to issue updated guidance to local councils on maintaining minimum service levels in waste operations during periods of industrial disruption.
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra does not plan to update guidance to local councils on prioritising services in periods of disruption in waste operations. Defra’s current guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-collection-services-guidance-for-l...
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