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date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Landfill: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213275, how many of the seven landfill operators in the North East of England to which enforcement notices have been issued in the last 12 months have owned a landfill site in that region.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	214699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency does not hold information on land ownership for landfill sites. Records on land ownership can be obtained from Land Registry.</p><p>The landfill operators on which the seven enforcement notices were served and site details are:</p><p>Caird Peckfield Ltd</p><p>Peckfield Landfill Site</p><p>Ridge Road</p><p>Micklefield</p><p>Leeds</p><p>West Yorkshire</p><p>LS25 4DW</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(four notices were served on this operator in relation to this site)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>City Plant Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Gilberdyke Landfill</p><p> </p><p>Leatherdog Lane</p><p> </p><p>Newport</p><p> </p><p>East Yorkshire</p><p> </p><p>HU15 2QG</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(two notices were served on this operator in relation to this site)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bradley Park Waste Management Ltd</p><p> </p><p>Bradley Park Landfill Site</p><p> </p><p>Occupation Lane</p><p> </p><p>off Lower Quarry Road</p><p> </p><p>Huddersfield</p><p> </p><p>West Yorkshire</p><p> </p><p>HD2 1FN</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(one notice was served on this operator in relation to this site)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/11/2014 17:11:25 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106278

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Landfill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency takes to ensure that landfill sites practices are in line with environmental regulations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	213274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Prospective landfill site operators must apply to the Environment Agency for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency will assess whether proposed operations can comply with the regulations. If it is satisfied, the Environment Agency will issue a permit, which will include conditions to ensure the operator complies with relevant legislation and manages its activities so that it does not cause pollution.</p><p> </p><p>Permits include limits on emissions of polluting substances to the wider environment. These include emissions:</p><p>• to groundwater;</p><p>• of landfill gas;</p><p>• that may affect amenity (e.g. noise, odour, dust, pests).</p><p> </p><p>To assess compliance with the permit, the Environment Agency:</p><p>• routinely visits landfill sites and meets with the operator;</p><p>• audits the operator’s management system and activities against the permit conditions and best practice;</p><p>• responds to complaints about the landfill site and monitors impacts on local communities where necessary;</p><p>• reviews and approves (or rejects) development plans;</p><p>• reviews reports required by the permit including the operator’s monitoring data and records of waste accepted.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency takes action where it identifies non-compliance with permit conditions in line with its Enforcement and Sanctions Guidance.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:36:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106279

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Landfill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement notices have been taken out against landfill operators in the (a) UK and (b) North East of England in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	213275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The following enforcement notices have been issued to landfill operators by the Environment Agency since 1 November last year:</p><p> </p><p>(a) England 40</p><p>(b) North East England 7</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of waste is a devolved matter. Defra does not hold data on enforcement notices issued in respect to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:40:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones