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Environment Protection: Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle environmental harm in (a) South West Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle environmental harm in (a) South West Norfolk constituency and (b) Norfolk.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Environment Agency (EA) regulates businesses in energy, agriculture, and waste, and is the environmental regulator for water companies. It prosecutes polluters, protects against flood risk and coastal erosion, and is a Category 1 Responder under the C...

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