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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement notices have been taken out against landfill operators in the (a) UK and (b) North East in the last 12 months.

This is a devolved matter. In England, between 31/1/16 to 31/1/17 the Environment Agency served a total of 5 notices upon landfill operators in England, of which 2 notices were served in the North East