Agriculture: Pollution Question Asked by Lord Dykes To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will give to the Environment Agency to increase the number of farmers attending the agency's courses on reducing soil pollution and salvaging contaminated land. [HL2596] The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change & Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath) The Environment Agency does not have any specific courses on contaminated land and soil pollution for farmers. The Environment Agency provides advice in Best Farming Practices, which contains government-backed advice on reducing and preventing soil pollution, and can be downloaded from its website.