Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Jane Hunt (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 9 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Air Quality
- Question
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Given that incinerator capacity far outweighs waste, I welcome the Government’s decision to introduce a short-term pause in the determination of applications for environmental permits for certain types of waste incineration facilities. Will the Minister please now extend that pause beyond its current official end date of 24 May and include existing incinerators that have applied to increase their capacity?
- Answer
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I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. Our assessment of incineration capacity and needs is ongoing—I do not want to prejudge the outcome of that work or any of the next steps—but the Government are clear that proposed waste incineration facilities must not result in overcapacity or compromise our ambitions to minimise waste and improve recycling.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 749 c675
- Session
- 2023-24
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Air pollution Pollution control Standards
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- View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk
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- 2024-05-13 13:58:07 +0100
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