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Environment Agency: Regulation

Asked by James WildConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 51445

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 2.1 of HM Treasury's policy paper entitled New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth, updated on 31 March 2025, when the Environment Agency's priority tracked service will launch.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency launched the priority tracked service on 1 April 2025. The priority tracked service is an optional service paid for by service users. The service will fully recover its costs and scale up to reflect uptake. Currently, charges are £100 per hour.

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