questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many environmental permit breaches were recorded by the Environment Agency in each year between 2019 and 2025; how many were classified as category 1, 2 and 3; and what proportion resulted in formal enforcement action.
answerText: The Environment Agency (EA) make decisions on how it responds to all environmental permit breaches using its Enforcement and Sanctions Policy. Permit breaches can be handled through a regulatory response or through formal enforcement action. Please note, ...
heading: Environment Protection: Enforcement