Waste Disposal: Licensing

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 19 December 2017.

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Photo of Sharon Hodgson Sharon Hodgson Shadow Minister (Public Health)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 115795, if he will provide a breakdown of breaches of permits in each of the Environment Agency’s 14 operational areas in each of the last five years.

Photo of Therese Coffey Therese Coffey The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

An error has been identified in the written answer given on 12 December 2017.

The correct answer should have been:

This table shows the breaches of waste sites for all 14 16 Environment Agency areas for the last 5 years. Some areas have many more permitted facilities than others and will consequently have more breaches. This table shows the total number of breaches.

Environment Agency Area

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Cambs and Bedfordshire

482

597

994

735

772

Cumbria and Lancashire

303

490

943

691

407

Derbys Notts and Leics

699

1153

1084

673

591

Devon and Cornwall

569

742

1017

761

714

Essex Norfolk and Suffolk

602

781

1035

846

910

Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches

848

1192

1714

1051

994

Herts and North London

1050

1162

1391

1120

636

Kent and South London

886

1168

1538

1141

935

Lincs and Northants

709

1095

1093

600

446

Northumberland Durham and Tees

482

713

1263

1089

821

Shrops Heref Worcs and Glos

299

407

600

524

432

Solent and South Downs

329

395

485

372

444

Staffs Warks and West Mids

1166

1720

1773

1302

1088

Wessex

497

887

957

703

512

West Thames

726

676

795

718

601

Yorkshire

1459

1862

2268

1891

1361

Total

11106

15040

18950

14217

11664

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Photo of Therese Coffey Therese Coffey The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

This table shows the breaches of waste sites for all 14 16 Environment Agency areas for the last 5 years. Some areas have many more permitted facilities than others and will consequently have more breaches. This table shows the total number of breaches.

Environment Agency Area

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Cambs and Bedfordshire

482

597

994

735

772

Cumbria and Lancashire

303

490

943

691

407

Derbys Notts and Leics

699

1153

1084

673

591

Devon and Cornwall

569

742

1017

761

714

Essex Norfolk and Suffolk

602

781

1035

846

910

Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches

848

1192

1714

1051

994

Herts and North London

1050

1162

1391

1120

636

Kent and South London

886

1168

1538

1141

935

Lincs and Northants

709

1095

1093

600

446

Northumberland Durham and Tees

482

713

1263

1089

821

Shrops Heref Worcs and Glos

299

407

600

524

432

Solent and South Downs

329

395

485

372

444

Staffs Warks and West Mids

1166

1720

1773

1302

1088

Wessex

497

887

957

703

512

West Thames

726

676

795

718

601

Yorkshire

1459

1862

2268

1891

1361

Total

11106

15040

18950

14217

11664

Does this answer the above question?

Yes1 person thinks so

No0 people think not

Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.