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...