Question follow-through · 30870

Fly-tipping: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of illegal fly-tipping on agricultural activity.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
19 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of illegal fly-tipping on agricultural activity.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The department does not intend to assess the potential impact of illegal fly-tipping on agricultural activity. The Government understands the difficulty that fly-tipping poses to all landowners. We have committed to forcing fly-tippers and vandals to clea...

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