United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 124504
Landfill: Expenditure
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10 April 2026
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16 April 2026 · Answer
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16 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of landfill site regulation, monitoring, and remediation over the last five years.
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10 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of landfill site regulation, monitoring, and remediation over the last five years.
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16 April 2026
Answer
The Environment Agency (EA) regulates permitted landfill sites on a full cost‑recovery basis. The costs of regulation are met by the landfill operators, primarily through annual subsistence charges which are paid by permit holders. These charges cover rou...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-10/124504
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1896591
- uk · wq-1896591 · source updated 16 April 2026