Nitrogen Dioxide: West Dorset
Commons · Question 42895 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of nitrogen leaching from agriculture on (a) water quality and (b) biodiversity in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Apr 2025
The levels of nitrogen losses from agriculture are unacceptable. That is why we are focused on working with farmers across the country to reduce pollution and clean up our waters. Regulations are in place to address nitrogen and wider pollution from agric...