Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 29210

Agriculture: East of England

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

LabourSouth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environment regulations are upheld on intensive livestock farms in (a) East Anglia and (b) South West Norfolk constituency.

Answer

Emma Hardy
To ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permitted farms in East Anglia have routine inspections as an essential part of Environment Agency (EA) regulation. Within East Anglia there is a target of completing more than 80% of one hundred intens...

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