Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Oct 2025 Waste Crime
"My noble friend is absolutely right to say that this is a really serious problem, and the Government need to get to grips with it. That is why we are taking specific actions to try to start making a real difference in the amount and impact of waste crime in …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government are committed to tackling waste crime. We are preparing significant reforms to the waste carriers, brokers and dealers regime and the waste permit exemptions regime. We are also introducing digital waste tracking to make it harder than ever to misidentify waste or dispose of it inappropriately. …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The Government are working hard on reducing waste, particularly through the circular economy strategy that we are developing at the moment. We are committed to reducing the amount of plastic waste, and the noble Baroness will see progress and development on that as time goes on...." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The noble Earl is absolutely right that this can be a really dreadful problem for landowners, and it can be very expensive and difficult to clear up. He may be interested to know that we are working with a range of interested parties to specifically look at these issues through …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The noble Lord is absolutely right to raise the issue of fly-tipping. A lot of people think it is just a mattress dumped in a hedge, but it can be incredibly serious and expensive and challenging for landowners to clear up. In specific answer to his question, following Royal Assent …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The noble Baroness makes a really good point. One of the issues around non-reporting is that people think it is pointless. That has been the case in the past. There has just not been enough action taken, not just in tackling waste crime but in supporting people who are victims …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"Clearly, the lack of convictions has been a problem, which returns me to my answer to the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. This is the fundamental reason why we have increased the Environment Agency’s budget for front-line criminal enforcement: so that we can actually start to do this. The purpose for …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"I will have to write to the noble Lord and the House about exactly where the sites are because I do not have that information in front of me. When we came into government, we acted to put pressure on to get that area, Hoads Wood, dealt with, because it …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"My Lords, before I respond to the debate, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, for her comments. I also remind noble Lords that our civil servants across all departments work extremely hard. They bring valuable support to Ministers, and it really is not appropriate to question their intellectual ability …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"I apologise. The noble Baroness had not misunderstood, but we have had further discussions and I clarified in the previous group that the Secretary of State referred to is the Secretary of State for Defra, unless there are good reasons for it to be otherwise...." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech