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Land: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to assess its effectiveness at tackling pollution from contaminated land.

answeredDr Ellie ChownsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to assess its effectiveness at tackling pollution from contaminated land.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that the Environmental Protection Act 1990 continues to be a robust and effective legislative framework for managing and mitigating pollution from contaminated land. The department is always assessing the effectiven...

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