Waste: Crime
Commons · Question 67896 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether additional funding has been allocated to the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime in the current financial year.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 21 Jul 2025
Defra works closely with the Environment Agency (EA) to ensure it is equipped to carry out its functions effectively and deliver for the public and the environment. The EA’s total budget for 2025 to 2026 has increased to £2,274 million and includes £10 mi...