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Quarrying: Trespass

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 125862

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on trespassing incidents in waterways in quarries.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra holds no data on trespassing in waterways in quarries, but the Mining Remediation Authority may hold some information on this matter.

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