Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of the 20th April 2026 to Question 124082, how many of the 3277 shipments referenced in her response as having taken place between the 28th October 2025 and 2nd February 2026 had exceeded the sixteen week deadline for the submission of post-shipment information as of the 30th April 2026; and of that number how many have not supplied geo-tagged photographic information within the sixteen week window.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6742.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of the 25 February to question 113532, how many exporters or brokers who failed to comply with the requirement to provide post shipment information within the revised sixteen week deadline have now been issued with a prohibition or stop notice by the Environment Agency.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6746.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of the 20th April 2026 to Question 124082, how many of the 548 shipments referenced in her response as having taken place between the 28th October 2025 and 2nd February 2026 which had exceeded the sixteen week deadline for the submission of post-shipment information by the 30th March 2026 and had not provided any information have subsequently provided the post shipment information required.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 4 June 2026 to PQ UIN 6743.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her answer of the 25th February to question 113532, how many of the 14 exporters or brokers referenced who had been issued with a warning notice have subsequently come into compliance and provided the post-shipment information required.
Answered by Mary Creagh
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 9 June 2026 for PQ UIN 6745.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 25 February 2026 to question 113530, how many of the 50 receiving sites approved by the Environment Agency have post shipment information outstanding beyond the revised sixteen week deadline.
Answered by Mary Creagh
As of 10 June 2026, the Environment Agency (EA) has 66 receiving sites in India that it has assessed as suitable to receive waste tyres. There are shipments beyond 16 weeks for 20 of these sites. For these shipments, the EA has received information explaining the delays.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU Regulation 2024/1157 on the UK market for end-of-life tyres; and whether she has assessed the risk that the UK could become a route by which exports originating from the EU to non-OECD countries could continue.
Answered by Mary Creagh
Under EU Regulation 2024/1157, the EU is restricting exports of ‘green list’ waste, including end-of-life tyres, to non-OECD countries from 21 May 2027. Non-OECD countries will, however, be able to apply to the European Commission for an exemption from this restriction. An initial list of exempt non-OECD countries is expected to be published by the European Commission by 21 December 2026. It is, therefore, not possible to assess the impact this will have on the UK market for end-of-life tyres or the risk that the UK is used to bypass these restrictions at this time.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on that country changing its laws relating to importing end-of-life tyres for pyrolysis; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of that change on the policy of enhanced verification of Annex VII documents for tyres exported from the UK.
Answered by Mary Creagh
Government is engaging with the Indian authorities, including the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, to confirm their legal position on the regulatory controls that apply for the import of end-of-life tyres to India. We continue to work with our Indian counterparts to ensure that waste, including end of life tyres, is recovered and recycled in compliance with the relevant regulations.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to (a) remove and (b) replace the requirement for geo-tagged photographic evidence as part of the post-shipment information required under the enhanced verification procedure for Annex VII documents used in the export of end-of-life tyres.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Environment Agency is not currently planning to remove or replace the requirement for geo‑tagged photographs. Where geo-tagged photos are not available alternative evidence will be considered.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria were used by the Environment Agency to assess the 50 approved recovery sites for end-of-life tyres in India; and whether those criteria applied the principles of Environmentally Sound Management as defined under the Basel Convention.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The criteria include having the relevant permits, authorisations and contracts in place to move and process waste tyres. Approved recovery sites must have the Indian tyres extended producer responsibility registration. Evidence of these is assessed on a site-by-site basis.
These requirements align with the Basel Convention Environmentally Sound Management guidance.
Asked by: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat - Wells and Mendip Hills)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Answer of 25 February to Question 113532, how many exporters and brokers issued with a warning notice have subsequently come into compliance and provided the post-shipment information required.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Environment Agency (EA) does not currently record information on a central system or in a way that allows it to identify how many exporters and brokers issued with a warning notice have come into compliance. The EA is updating its processes to enable this information to be captured in future.