Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108964

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, whether staffing levels at the Environment Agency are adequate to manage the transition to the new PRN system.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Environment Agency (EA) has increased staffing to ensure it can manage the transition to the new PRN system and deliver its regulatory duties under the new packaging regulations. Additional resource has been allocated to support both the new operation...

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