The Government’s resources and waste reforms for England

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Jul 2023 Closed: 8 Mar 2024 Parliament page
What we do with household, commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste has economic and environmental consequences. Disposal of plastic, food and garden waste can release greenhouse gases and contribute to climate change; in 2021 alone, disposal and treatment of waste represented 6% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. In 2018, the … Read more
12 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
8 Mar
2024
Report published
1 Dec
2023
Report published
11 Sep
2023
Oral evidence
11 Sep
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
11 Sep 2023
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Government’s programme of waste reform in England; The condition of school buildings
Emma Bourne OBE · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Jane Cunliffe · Department for Education Sarah Homer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education Tamara Finkelstein CB · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Government’s programme of waste reforms HC 333 1 Dec 2023 25 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
15 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Government’s progra…
Uncertainties in deposit return scheme benefits and delayed Scottish launch raise value for money concerns.
The National Audit Office recommended that the Department considers piloting the scheme due to uncertainties around the scale of the benefits to ensure it is value for money. The impact assessment for the deposit return scheme showed that more than … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the need to learn lessons but addresses the committee's point by detailing extensive learning from international deposit return schemes, without committing to piloting the UK scheme itself, promising an update in Summer 2024.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 12 classified
Accepted 18
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 1
Total 12 recs + 13 conclusions