Question follow-through · 907753

Fly-tipping: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle organised crime networks involved in fly-tipping in rural areas.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle organised crime networks involved in fly-tipping in rural areas.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is making the necessary policy and regulatory reforms to close the loopholes being exploited by waste criminals. Key reforms include carrier, broker, dealer reform, waste permit exemption reform and the introduction of digital waste tracki...

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