Written questions

Litter: Fixed Penalties

Commons · Question 119193 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Clearer rules to support councils in fight against litter louts, published on 3 March 2026, what estimate she has made of the

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Mar 2026

The Government has not made an assessment on the number of fixed penalty notices expected to be issued annually under the revised litter enforcement guidance.