Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108963

Waste Disposal: Regulation

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to decrease the time taken to provide Environment Agency accreditation approvals.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Environment Agency (EA) is committed to reducing the time taken to determine accreditation applications. While the Packaging Regulations set a 12‑week statutory determination period, the new regulations now require more detailed information from opera...

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