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1692249

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date	27/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure high recycling rates under the Simpler Recycling policy; and how such rates will be assessed to give consumers confidence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL2794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Simpler Recycling will aim to make recycling clearer and more consistent across England. All household and non-household premises (such as businesses, schools and hospitals) across England will be able to recycle the same materials in the following core groups: metal; glass; plastic; paper and card; food waste; garden waste (household only). Furthermore, packaging producers will be required to label packaging as ‘Recycle’ or ‘Do Not Recycle’ adopting a single label format which incorporates the Recycle Now symbol.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 11/03/2024 12:19:21 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1692250

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the effectiveness of introducing statutory guidance on Simpler Recycling which mandates the sorting of materials in order to be recycled by Material Recovery Facilities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL2795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>We recently consulted on the content of the statutory guidance for Simpler Recycling. We will publish our final statutory guidance once the regulations relating to Simpler Recycling have been made.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 11/03/2024 12:18:40 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1692251

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the impact of mandating the sorting of co-mingled materials collected from households on increasing recycling rates under the Simpler Recycling policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL2796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of Simpler Recycling, we have consulted on the provision of an exemption to allow local authorities and waste collectors in England to co-collect two or more dry recyclable waste streams in the same container, and to co-collect food and garden waste together in one container, without the need for written assessment. This consultation is now closed and we are analysing the responses and feedback from stakeholders gathered through this process. We will communicate the outcome of the consultation in due course. Furthermore, we will publish our Final Impact Assessment for Simpler Recycling alongside secondary legislation in 2024 which will contain modelled impacts of the Simpler Recycling on recycling rates.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 11/03/2024 16:05:32 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1608445

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult on (1) policy, and (2) legislative changes, to help establish a circular economy in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Resources and Waste Strategy 2018 set out our plans to minimise waste, promote resource efficiency and move towards a circular economy. We want to prolong the lives of the materials and goods that we use and move society away from the inefficient ‘linear’ economic model of ‘take, make, use, throw’.</p><p> </p><p>Turning to activities at the top of the waste hierarchy, waste prevention and reuse have significant benefits both environmentally and economically through value retention, jobs growth and potential money saving for consumers. Our ambition is reflected in the upcoming document, Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste (MRMW), which will constitute the new Waste Prevention Programme for England.</p><p> </p><p>Through the landmark Environment Act 2021, the Government is delivering on commitments in the Resources and Waste Strategy bringing in a wide range of relevant reforms. Government has already consulted on a number of reforms including a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging and consistent recycling collections for every household and business in England.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to collaborate with the UKRI-funded National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme to strengthen our evidence base on resource efficiency initiatives and will consider options to further formalise productive cross-government policy making and joined-up strategy to support resource-efficient circular economy business models in industry. This work will build on existing industry partnerships, cross-government research, and the work of the newly created Energy Efficiency Taskforce.</p><p> </p><p>Additional policy development and legislative change to support the transition to a more resource efficient and circular economy is being taken forward across Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 04/04/2023 15:36:29 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1580452

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what were the recycling rates for each local authority in the last year for which figures are available; and what is the ranking of local authorities with regard to percentage of waste recycled.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>This data is available online for England here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047704/LA_and_Regional_Spreadsheet_2021_rev.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1047704/LA_and_Regional_Spreadsheet_2021_rev.ods</a> (see Table 3, also attached).</p><p> </p><p>Defra holds this data for England only as waste is a devolved policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 03/02/2023 11:06:11 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name PQ HL5011 attachment - LA_and_Regional_Spreadsheet_2021_rev.xls title LA and regional spreadsheet
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1419772

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the speed with which the Environment Agency considers permits for recycling plants, and (2) the extent to which the Environment Agency consents to permits in time for projects to proceed.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2022 answer text <p>Environmental permitting regulations specify statutory timescales for the Environment Agency (EA) to consider permit applications and the EA also has its own performance measures and is subject to corporate reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The EA communicates with operators through sector bodies and on individual applications about its timescales to enable them to make their applications in time for projects to proceed. The EA also provides an enhanced pre-application service to applicants which helps improve application quality and applicants’ understanding about the time it will take to obtain a decision. The EA also works with applicants to consider prioritising applications that are time-sensitive or critical. Environmental permits are often one of a number of permissions and measures that an operator will need in place prior to commencing a project.</p><p> </p><p>To fulfil the EA’s statutory duties, it must be satisfied that the risk to the environment and communities from proposed activities is minimised and managed. Activities that are higher in risk, complex, or novel take longer to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 18/02/2022 10:43:42 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale