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Asked by Nigel HuddlestonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 78264

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste sites the Environment Agency has closed in the last three years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

In the period April 2021-March 2024, the Environment Agency stopped 1691 illegal waste sites.

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