Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 42895

Nitrogen Dioxide: West Dorset

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of nitrogen leaching from agriculture on (a) water quality and (b) biodiversity in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The levels of nitrogen losses from agriculture are unacceptable. That is why we are focused on working with farmers across the country to reduce pollution and clean up our waters. Regulations are in place to address nitrogen and wider pollution from agric...
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