Question follow-through · 57345
Fly-tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce increased (a) sanctions and (b) deterrents to help tackle fly tipping.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 11 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce increased (a) sanctions and (b) deterrents to help tackle fly tipping.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Jun 2025
Answer published
We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created. This will build on existing sanctions which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution which can lead to a significant fin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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