Ammonia: Air Pollution

(asked on 10th March 2022) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on tonnage of primary emissions of ammonia in the UK in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 of the interim agreement reached with CF Industries or its subsidiaries in September 2021 to restart one or more of its ammonia plants in the UK.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 18th March 2022

No such assessment has been made. Industrial installations in England must comply with strict emission limits, and cannot operate unless issued with an environmental permit. The Environment Agency performs regular inspections and audits to ensure installations are complying with the requirements of the permit.

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