Written questions

Land: Contamination

2026-05-28 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 4947 · Official question

James MacCleary

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help clean up contaminated land.

Answer

Under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local authorities have a duty to inspect and identify contaminated land and require its remediation. In addition, the Government’s recently published PFAS Plan sets out actions to improve our underst...