Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many groundwater activity permits have been issued in (a) Mid Sussex constituency and (b) West Sussex in each of the last five years.
The Environment Agency has issued the following number of groundwater activity permits in each of the last five years in (a) Mid Sussex constituency and (b) West Sussex:
Year | Mid Sussex constituency | West Sussex |
2013 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | 0 | 5 |
2015 | 0 | 4 |
2016 | 0 | 1 |
2017 (year to date) | 1 | 9 |