Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 119193

Litter: Fines

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Clearer rules to support councils in fight against litter louts, published on 3 March 2026, what estimate she has made of the

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government has not made an assessment on the number of fixed penalty notices expected to be issued annually under the revised litter enforcement guidance.