Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 98504
Waste Disposal: Licensing
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of waste-processing facilities currently operating with expired permits.
Answer
Mary CreaghEnvironmental Permitting Regulations require operators of industrial/waste facilities to get permits from regulators to control pollution to air, land, and water, ensuring compliance with set conditions, and protecting public health through legal framewor...
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