Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 9 June 2025.
Andrew Snowden
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, what steps his Department plans to take to evaluate the effectiveness of measures to deter waste crime.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Resources and Waste Policy Programme Evaluation is running to 2027 and is designed to help Defra understand what has and has not been successful about the design and delivery of objectives and commitments within the policy programme, including waste crime. Link to Impact Evaluation Baseline Report.
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