Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17085
Waste: Crime
Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024
Question
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative — Wetherby and Easingwold
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle (a) illegal landfill sites and (b) waste crime.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Environment Agency (EA) has a range of powers to tackle waste crime and take enforcement action. These powers, coupled with those of their partners ensure that it can confront criminals. Over the last 3 years the EA has stopped more than 1500 illegal ...
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