DebateGeneral CommitteeTuesday, 16 June 202614:30

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament will scrutinise draft regulations establishing a digital tracking system for waste across England. The regulations set technical standards and operational rules for businesses to record and monitor waste movements through a digital platform, replacing or supplementing paper-based waste documentation. The committee will examine whether the scheme strikes the right balance between environmental accountability and compliance burdens on waste producers, handlers, and recyclers.

Digital waste tracking is central to England's circular economy strategy and compliance with Environment Act 2021 duties. The system affects thousands of businesses across waste management, manufacturing, retail, and logistics sectors. If poorly designed, it risks imposing excessive costs on small enterprises; if too lenient, it may fail to prevent fly-tipping and illegal waste exports, undermining environmental enforcement.

Environment Technology & Digital

MPs most likely to speak

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, technology, economy-jobs (274 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, fiscal-policy: opposed, economy-jobs: questioning (30pts); Committee: treasury committee (20pts)Voting record

Emma ReynoldsLabour Party

Wycombe

Secretary of State for Environment — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, economy-jobs (94 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, agriculture: supportive, fiscal-policy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Dan TomlinsonLabour Party

Chipping Barnet

Exchequer Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, technology, economy-jobs (109 times, 40pts); Known positions: fiscal-policy: supportive, economy-jobs: supportive, agriculture: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Sir Keir StarmerLabour Party

Holborn and St Pancras

Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, technology, economy-jobs (121 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, fiscal-policy: supportive, environment: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Andrew GriffithConservative and Unionist Party

Arundel and South Downs

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, technology, economy-jobs (124 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, labour-market: opposed, economy-jobs: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026

MPs most likely to speak

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