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<p> </p><p>a) Warnings: The table below shows the total number of written warnings
issued by the Environment Agency to companies in England for breaches of environmental
law for the period since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar
year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of written warnings issued by the Environment
Agency in England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>16,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>13,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10,093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
for period </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61,980</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Due to the high volume, as recorded in the above table, it
would incur disproportionate cost to collate the names of the individual companies
who received such warnings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Records of any warning or
warnings issued to the operator of a permitted site are held on the Environment Agency's
public registers, which can be viewed at the relevant Environment Agency Area office.
Alternatively, any individual may request information from the Environment Agency
National Customer Contact Centre on a particular site or sites by telephoning 03708
506 506 or emailing enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b)
Prosecutions: The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted 760 companies in
England over the last five full calendar years. A list of the companies, in each year,
will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p>
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