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 impact of the delay in publishing the Circular Economy Growth Plan on achieving the objectives of the Environmental Improvement Plan.

Defra remains committed to the objectives of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), including the circular economy goal to minimise waste.

The EIP Annual Progress Report, shows that we have progressed an ambitious programme of reform, investment and delivery activity across the Circular Economy commitments, supporting the broader objectives of the EIP.