Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 9802
Agriculture: Sewage
Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to move the regulation of sludge used on agricultural land from the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 into the Environmental Permitting (Englan
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government is working with the Environment Agency to assess the regulatory framework for sludge. We recognise the importance of improving the regulatory framework, however, further work is required before any proposal for change may be progressed.