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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 July 2017 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Monday, 17 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Rivers: Pollution

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement undertaking offers have been made to those who have polluted watercourses in England in each year since 2011.

Answer

The number of enforcement undertaking offers that have been made to the Environment Agency by those who have polluted watercourses in England since 2011 and the number of offers accepted are as follows;

Year

Number Offered

Number Accepted

2011

2

0

2012

2

1

2013

3

3

2014

13

3

2015

27

1

2016

43

14

2017

27 (to date)

12

Total

117

34

The enforcement undertaking will be made to the Environment Agency and they make the decision on whether to accept or reject it. If an enforcement undertaking offer is considered unsuitable the Environment Agency will consider other forms of enforcement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4158
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Enforcement Pollution Rivers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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