Oral Question·Department for International Development
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 28 March 2018Answered: 18 April 2018
Asked by
Imran Hussain
Labour — Bradford East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Development
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mary Creagh)
We have announced plans to tighten up the regulation of those who transport and manage waste, moving them from a light-touch regime into a permitted system, which gives the Environment Agency a greater range of powers. It will also introduce the possibility of up to five years in prison for those who breach the new laws.