Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101289
Fly-tipping: Oxfordshire
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the illegal waste dumped in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, whether the Government plans to increase enforcement funding.
Answer
Mary CreaghWe have increased the Environment Agency’s (EA’s) budget for waste crime enforcement by over 50% this year to £15.6 million. The EA-hosted Joint Unit for Waste Crime has nearly doubled in size thanks to our extra funding. The Unit brings together the EA, ...
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