Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4464

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Regulation

Tabled: 5 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Steve Race

LabourExeter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure regulators sponsored by his Department have sufficient resources for enforcement work.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The department recognises the vital role that regulators play in the context of enforcement. The enforcement powers of bodies such as Ofwat and the Environment Agency are key to ensuring companies meet their obligations across the water and waste sectors ...

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