Waste management
Waste management news from UK Parliament.
Lords concludes examination of Water (Special Measures) Bill
Members discuss progress of bill at final stage in the Lords. Catch up
27 November 2024
Lords asks government to think again on Water (Special Measures) Bill
Lords vote on financial reporting, Ofwat governance rules and performance-related pay as report stage concludes. Catch up
21 November 2024
Lords continues detailed check of Water (Special Measures) Bill
Members discuss Ofwat powers and water company fines as committee stage concludes
05 November 2024
Lords debates impact of climate policies
Government's environmental and growth strategy considered by members. Catch up
25 October 2024
Lords debates Water (Special Measures) Bill
Members debate water industry regulator legislation. Catch up
10 October 2024
Environmental Audit Committee publishes ‘legacy’ report on 2019 Parliament
The Environmental Audit Committee has published a report reflecting on its activity throughout the 2019-2024 Parliament.
29 May 2024
Environmental Audit Committee scrutinises Government’s water quality plan
Environmental Audit Committee scrutinises Government’s water quality plan
16 May 2024
Is the Government doing enough to fix the UK’s rivers? Committee takes stock of water quality progress
Environmental Audit Committee announces follow-up to water quality inquiry
23 April 2024
Government failing to grasp fully the “e-waste tsunami”: EAC questions why so many of its recommendations accepted by Ministers are not being consulted on
Four years on from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) report into e-waste, it appears little progress has been made
12 March 2024
Pollution in rivers on Lords agenda
Lords members discuss pollution of rivers and water company regulation. Catch up
01 March 2024
Energy Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members discuss changes on community energy supplies as bill set to become law. Catch up
25 October 2023
Water companies and regulators questioned on water quality in Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee examines sewage discharges and pollution
09 March 2023
MPs call for binding targets to end plastic pollution as UN talks begin
The Committee has also published an interactive summary of their plastic waste report
28 November 2022
Comment: Government plans to address nutrient pollution in waterways
Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP Reacts to the Government’s plans to address nutrient pollution in waterways
20 July 2022
Comment: EA environmental performance report on water and sewerage companies
Environmental Audit Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, makes a statement
14 July 2022