Written questions

Litter: Training

Commons · Question 49743 · Tabled 1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national litter awareness course.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 12 May 2025

This Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national litter awareness course. Local councils have a range of enforcement powers to tackle littering, including civil penalties of up to £500 that can be issued to the ...