Written question WQ94022
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Who enforces the legal consequences on farmers when a farmer does not have adequate capacity to store slurry during the closed period under the NVZ regulations, and has to spread?
Answer
Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
There are no longer NVZs in Wales. The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution)(Wales) Regulations 2021 are enforced by Natural Resources Wales in accordance with their enforcement and sanctions policy and regulatory principles.