Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34183
Agriculture: Nitrogen
Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) track the effectiveness of measures to reduce nitrogen leaching from agriculture.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) is tasked with enforcing the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations (Nitrate Regulations) and the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution Regulations (Farming Rules for Water (FRfW)). The EA monitors nitrat...
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