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Waste Management: Industrial Disputes

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 91368

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of prolonged industrial disputes in local waste services on recycling rates and environmental health in affected communities.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra has not made an assessment of the potential impact of prolonged industrial disputes in local waste services on recycling rates and environmental health in affected.

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