Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10283

Manure: Storage

Tabled: 21 October 2024

Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many slurry stores require updating to meet the previous Government’s target of six months of storage for slurry.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra recognises that sufficient storage is fundamental to good slurry management. The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010, also known as SSAFO, set the standards for slurry storage ...

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