Written questions

Fly-tipping: Great Yarmouth

Commons · Question 99094 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for fly-tipping were brought in Great Yarmouth in the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of whether current penalties are a sufficient deterrent.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 17 Dec 2025

Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights communities and the environment and dealing with it imposes significant costs on both taxpayers and businesses. Anyone caught fly-tipping may be prosecuted and faces potentially serious punishment.The Ministry ...