Extract from End of day adjournment debate (Commons) on Environment Agency: Enforcement Action - May 14

Tuesday, 15 May 2018 08:08

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice):...The agency therefore works closely with the National Crime Agency to map and detect the extent of serious and organised crime. The agency also undertakes proactive disruption and prevention work. For example, a successful landowner campaign was launched in 2017 in response to the widespread dumping of baled waste in empty buildings. Some 1,300 buildings that were possible targets of waste criminals were identified,...Request free trial