Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110277
Fly-tipping
Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026
Question
Matt Bishop
Labour — Forest of Dean
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action is being taken to address ongoing illegal tipping a) across the country, and b) in the Forest of Dean constituency.
Answer
Mary CreaghThis Government is committed to tackling waste crime from the fly-tippers who blight our towns and villages to the serious and organised crime groups who are exploiting the waste sector. Defra is making policy and regulatory reforms to close loopholes exp...
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