United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 38301
Landfill: Pollution Control
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13 March 2025
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25 March 2025 · Answer
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25 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) mitigate pollution from historic landfills and (b) facilitate the remediation of landfill sites.
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13 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) mitigate pollution from historic landfills and (b) facilitate the remediation of landfill sites.
Source: Commons
25 March 2025
Answer
Local Authorities have a duty to identify contaminated land (including historic landfills) which are causing unacceptable risks to human health or the environment. Where requested, the Environment Agency (EA) supports Local Authorities in discharging thes...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-13/38301
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1784591
- uk · wq-1784591 · source updated 25 March 2025