Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 17 March 2026Answered: 23 March 2026
Asked by
Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat — Glastonbury and Somerton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
Sarah Jones
The hon. Lady is absolutely right. Rural waste crime is completely unacceptable; it is often driven by larger, serious organised criminal gangs, and we are determined to bear down on it.