Question follow-through · 126415
Pedestrian Areas and Roads: Litter
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a national strategy to discourage littering, particularly on roads and pavements.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a national strategy to discourage littering, particularly on roads and pavements.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
Overall policy responsibility for litter sits with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which has recently published an updated Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse. The Department for Transport supports local authorities and National ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Airports: Fees and Charges
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of drop-off charges at UK airports on passengers and their families.
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Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of policies on net zero vehicles on petrol and diesel vehicles already in use.
Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce restrictions on the use of diesel vehicles beyond existing clean air and emissions schemes.
Electric Vehicles
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the affordability of transitioning from petrol and diesel vehicles to zero-emission vehicles for households unable to afford a new electric vehicle.
Electric Vehicles
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered providing financial support for the purchase of second-hand low-emission and zero-emission vehicles.
Electric Vehicles
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the whole-life environmental impact of replacing existing petrol and diesel vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles.