United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2682
Environment Protection
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30 July 2024
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6 September 2024 · Answer
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Environment
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6 September 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of powers and resources currently available to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to enforce environmental protection
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30 July 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of powers and resources currently available to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to enforce environmental protection
Source: Commons
6 September 2024
Answer
Local authorities have a range of powers to enforce environmental protection laws, including through the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016 and the Environmental Protection Act, 1990. The Environment Agency, through the Environm...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-30/2682
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1724697
- uk · wq-1724697 · source updated 6 September 2024