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<p><del class="ministerial">On 27 February 2024, following advice from the Permanent
Secretary, I formally recused myself from any decisions relating to incinerator policy.
I put in place with the Permanent Secretary a formal recusal process which means I
have no involvement in any decisions or sight of advice related to incinerator policy.
All decisions on this policy will be taken by a junior Minister in the department
who has no relevant interest.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As I stated at
the EFRA Select Committee on 26 March 2024, I had previously flagged my constituency
interest, and had said the policy needed to be delegated to another minister, recognising
the importance of the Ministerial Code in terms of conflicts of interests, and also
the perception of any conflicts of interest. As soon as I was notified by the Permanent
Secretary of the need to formally recuse myself, that is exactly what I did.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">As Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
I have not had any meetings with my ministers to discuss the proposed MVV Environment
incinerator in my constituency. </ins></p>
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