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Commons · Question 102927 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the allocation of resources between (a) enforcement activities targeting businesses that are compliant with the law and (b) investigat

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 12 Jan 2026

The Government has shown its continued support to the Environment Agency (EA) by committing £12 million for the EA to fight waste crime this year. The EA received £3 million for 2025/26 to enforce new duties introduced this year including the new simpler ...