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Agriculture: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environment regulations are upheld on intensive livestock farms in (a) East Anglia and (b) South West Norfolk constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
11 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environment regulations are upheld on intensive livestock farms in (a) East Anglia and (b) South West Norfolk constituency.

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    To ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permitted farms in East Anglia have routine inspections as an essential part of Environment Agency (EA) regulation. Within East Anglia there is a target of completing more than 80% of one hundred intens...

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