Question follow-through · 116279
Landfill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government body is responsible for landfill sites that have been abandoned.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government body is responsible for landfill sites that have been abandoned.
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
Defra is the lead Government department for waste policy, including that relating to landfill sites, both former and current. Responsibility for abandoned landfill sites at any given point in time is determined on a case-by-case basis.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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