Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11079
Landfill: Regulation
Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Question
Josh Newbury
Labour — Cannock 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 CreaghThe 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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