Written question asked by Ruth Jones (Labour) on Monday, 17 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 October 2022. It was answered by Trudy Harrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Walley's Quarry Landfill: Odour Pollution

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling landfill gas and hydrogen sulphide emissions at Walleys Quarry since his appointment.

Answer: I sympathise with local residents near Walleys Quarry who have had to put up with the awful odours from the landfill site. I receive weekly updates from Environment Agency about the progress being made at the site and I welcome the recent agreement between the operator and Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council in relation to the nuisance abatement order in place. I hope that the progress made there to contain, capture and destroy the gas produced is maintained over the winter.

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