Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106698

Fly-tipping: Forests

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency records information on habitat type or proximity to woodland when investigating fly-tipping and illegal waste dumping incidents.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents to Defra, which are published annually here. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is currently being processed. Local authorities are required to report to Defra the size of a fly-ti...

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