Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps his Department is taking to help tackle fly-tipping.”
Tabled: 6 November 2024Answered: 14 November 2024
Asked by
Leigh Ingham
Labour — Stafford
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Sir Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam)
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