Debates between Kelly Tolhurst and Rebecca Pow during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Kelly Tolhurst and Rebecca Pow
Thursday 17th November 2022

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow
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I have already heard about that particular incident, but I do not have all the details. I would be very happy if the hon. Gentleman would like to meet me. It has been conveyed that the farm is operating illegally, that the EA is involved, and that he has already met the EA and will meet it again, but I am very happy to have the details.

Kelly Tolhurst Portrait Kelly Tolhurst (Rochester and Strood) (Con)
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I understand that there are pressures with the prioritisation of any kind of enforcement, but in my constituency, in the village Borstal, we have been blighted with an illegal waste dump for a number of years. It is totally illegal, causing distress to residents and a blot on an area of outstanding natural beauty. Will my hon. Friend meet me to discuss how we can get the Environment Agency to take really swift action for something that has gone on for too long?

Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow
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One never wants to hear examples such as that. Of course I will meet my hon. Friend to see what more can be done. We need to work constructively with the Environment Agency, because there is a protocol for what it does, and to get it involved with practical actions that can help.