Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Office for Environmental Protection's report entitled A review of Environment Agency inspections in the waste operations and installations sector in England, published 14 May 2025, what steps she is taking in response to the findings on the quality of Environment Agency waste site inspections; and by what date she plans to report back to the Office for Environmental Protection on progress.

The Government Response to the OEP’s report was published on 15 September and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-office-for-environmental-protection-review-of-environment-agency-inspections-of-waste-operations-and-installations-in-engla/government-response-to-the-office-for-environmental-protection-review-of-environment-agency-inspections-in-the-waste-operations-and-installations-sect. The response sets out how the Environment Agency and the government are continuing to strengthen the effectiveness, consistency and transparency of the EA’s inspection and compliance regime for waste operations and installations.