Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 71817
Fly-tipping and Litter
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Samantha Niblett
Labour — South Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use technology to apprehend (a) fly tippers and (b) other people dropping litter across the countryside.
Answer
Mary CreaghLocal authorities are usually best placed to respond to fly-tipping and littering problems in their area, and we encourage them to make good use of the enforcement powers at their disposal. We are conducting a review of their powers to seize and crush veh...
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