Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54734

Litter: Tourism

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

ConservativeWetherby and Easingwold

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle littering in tourist hotspots; and how these steps are tailored to the influx of visitors during peak seasons.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Local councils are responsible for keeping public land clear of litter and refuse. The standards that they are expected to meet are set out in the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse, which is available at: Litter and refuse: code of practice - GOV.UK. ...

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