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Fly-tipping: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 907753 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle organised crime networks involved in fly-tipping in rural areas.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Feb 2026

This Government is making the necessary policy and regulatory reforms to close the loopholes being exploited by waste criminals. Key reforms include carrier, broker, dealer reform, waste permit exemption reform and the introduction of digital waste tracki...