Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127030

Waste: North East Somerset and Hanham

Tabled: 14 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle waste crime in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government published its new Waste Crime Action Plan on 20 March which is the toughest ever crackdown on illegal waste. We will tighten regulation to close the loopholes criminals exploit, enable tougher enforcement to disrupt and punish them, and dir...

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