Fly-tipping: Private Property
Lords · Question HL14666 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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Asked by Lord Cromwell
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 20 January (HL13504) and 21 January (HL13620), whether it is their policy that, where landowners cannot afford or are not technically able or qualified to remo
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 5 Mar 2026
The Government may step in and clear waste in exceptional circumstances to protect the public and the environment. However, as with any other type of crime the Government cannot and should not fund a general clean-up service for criminals at the expense o...