Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 89248

Fly-tipping: West Midlands

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Alex Ballinger

LabourHalesowen

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to tackle persistent cases of fly-tipping in the West Midlands.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Local councils are responsible for tackling fly-tipping in their area and have a range of enforcement powers to help them do so. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution action. We encourage coun...

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