Question follow-through · 114483
Walley's Quarry Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many a) letters and b) emails about Walleys Quarry Landfill Site her Department received from the i) Leader and ii) Chief Executive of Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many a) letters and b) emails about Walleys Quarry Landfill Site her Department received from the i) Leader and ii) Chief Executive of Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Mar 2026
Answer published
To determine the total number of items of correspondence (including letters and emails) between Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council and Defra would incur disproportionate cost. I am able to say that six letters from the Leader or Chief Executive of Newca...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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