Extract from Energy Security and Net Zero questions - Sep 19

Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington) (Con): Energy from waste requires burning waste and it is therefore not conducive to net zero. The expansion of the Beddington incinerator in my constituency is not needed to meet local demand, so can my right hon. Friend assure me that the Environment Agency will take that into account before making a decision on whether or not to license?

The Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero (Graham Stuart): The Environment Agency’s recent consultation on varying the environmental permit for the Beddington energy recovery plant closed on 1 September. The Environment Agency will carefully consider all relevant responses and issue a final decision in due course.