Written question asked by Anneliese Midgley (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Fly-tipping
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions the Environment Agency has taken against illegal waste sites in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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Total number of actions dated within each calendar year for records relating to illegal waste sites.
Prosecution outcomes have been removed as these are provided separately in PQ 121091.
2021: 750
2022: 549
2023: 574
2024: 335
2025: 343
NB: This data is taken from a live system and maybe subject to change as investigation details are updated.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 121090
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Enforcement Fly-tipping
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-03-24 12:05:52 +0000
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