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Lead: Contamination

Commons · Question 99778 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 13210, what update she can provide on the progress of the Environment Agency's State of Contaminated Land Report, specifically wi

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 18 Dec 2025

The Environment Agency sent the State of Contaminated Land survey to all local authorities with Part 2A duties in England on 14th November 2025. The survey includes specific questions relating to a number of sites prioritised for inspection or determined ...