Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant is replaced with facilities of at least the same capacity as now.

The Government used publicly available data on waste disposal held by the Environment Agency to confirm that the Lakeside energy from waste plant is not a strategic asset and the loss of the capacity can be absorbed. Therefore there is neither a statutory nor a policy reason to mandate replacement of the plant. Nevertheless, the Government understands that Heathrow Airport Limited is currently working with the owners to re-provision the plant.