Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11079

Landfill: Regulation

Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024

Question

Josh Newbury

LabourCannock Chase

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the (a) powers and (b) resources of the Environment Agency to regulate landfill sites.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The regulatory framework in place is designed to serve operators and protect the local community. Where poor performance does occur the Environment Agency has a range of powers to bring sites back into compliance and, where necessary, to take enforcement ...

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