Written questions

Fly-tipping: Enforcement

Commons · Question 12241 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of judicial penalties for fly-tipping offences.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 29 Jun 2026

The Waste Crime Action Plan sets out that we will work closely with the Ministry of Justice and their partners to explore whether penalties for waste criminality reflect the severity of the crime, and if not, what more can be done to ensure that those who...