Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117750

Environmental Health: Nuisance

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support provided to Environmental Health Practitioners in tackling Noise and Nuisance complaints through the Environmental Protection Ac

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively to promote good health and minimise disruption to people’s quality of life. Councils are independent bodies accountable to their electorate rather than to Ministers or Government De...

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