Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 29 January 2026Answered: 5 February 2026

Asked by

Lorraine Beavers

LabourBlackpool North and Fleetwood

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

Mary Creagh

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on that disgraceful site. The Environment Agency has served a notice requiring the operator to reduce the risk of smells, and the deadline is 9 February. We expect the operator to comply. If it does not, all options, including suspension and closure, remain on the table.