Environment Agency: Fees and Charges

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 5 March 2018.

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Photo of Laurence Robertson Laurence Robertson Conservative, Tewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Environment Agency is proposing to increase variation fees; and if he will make a statement.

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

The Environment Agency (EA) has undertaken a fundamental review of its fees and charges which has formed part of a wider review by the Defra Group. A key focus has been ensuring full recovery of the cost of the services provided.

When permits granted by the EA are changed to raise standards, or because the operator applies to do something differently, those variations are charged for. The EA is proposing to amend variation fees to ensure that it fully recovers the costs of its regulatory activities and reduces the burden on the tax payer to fund this work. The EA has consulted widely on the proposals, and will continue to work with customers to manage the impact of any changes.

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