Question follow-through · 8484

Environment Protection: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many environmental permit breaches were recorded by the Environment Agency in each year between 2019 and 2025; how many were classified as category 1, 2 and 3; and what proportion

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
15 Jun 2026
Answer
17 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many environmental permit breaches were recorded by the Environment Agency in each year between 2019 and 2025; how many were classified as category 1, 2 and 3; and what proportion

  2. 15 Jun 2026

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  3. 17 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Environment Agency (EA) make decisions on how it responds to all environmental permit breaches using its Enforcement and Sanctions Policy. Permit breaches can be handled through a regulatory response or through formal enforcement action. Please note, ...

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