Defra's narrow view of its role in the resource debate is being challenged increasingly. Laura Sandys MP and her 2020 group, the House of Lords and now the Defra Select Committee of the House of Commons are among those concerned that opportunities for jobs, growth and environmental benefits are being lost. Perhaps predictably, there are calls to transfer waste/ resource policy to the Business Department (BIS) or to put that department in the lead to co-ordinate resource activity across government. Having been up close and personal with a lot of government changes in my career, I am a little cautious about these suggestions. Changes can often be made for the wrong reasons, usually to suggest that "something is being done" rather than because there is a clear commitment to deliver.
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