Lords question Environment Agency CEO on waste crime and drought preparedness

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee revisits it waste crime and drought preparedness inquiries on Wednesday 11 November by hearing from Philip Duffy, Chief Executive, Environment Agency

The session will take place from 10am. It can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in the Palace of Westminster (committee room 4).

Members are expected to ask questions on:


waste crime:

• progress made in addressing waste crime through the Operation Unite enforcement campaign;
  
  
• implementation of the 10-Point Waste Crime Action Plan and additional £45 million for waste crime enforcement;
  
  
• Update on the clean-up of illegal waste crime sites including ones in Northwich (Cheshire) and Camborne (Cornwall).

drought preparedness:

• steps being taken to prepare the country for water restrictions in 2027.
  
  

Also giving evidence will be Malcolm Lythgo, Director for Environmental Markets and Enforcement, Environment Agency.