In the Lords

The Government is aware of suggestions that there has been an increase in reports of wildlife crime, in particular associated with raptor pe

The UK ratified the Aarhus Convention in 2005 and we remain a party in our own right.

My Lords, fly-tipping is unacceptable and the Government are committed to tackling this crime.

Based on the limited data we have—there is a not a huge amount—there appears to have been an overall increase in reports of fly-tipping, alt

We expect local authorities to investigate fly-tipping incidents on private land, prosecute the fly-tippers wherever they can and recover cl

The noble Lord makes a good point. However, the Government are very much taking action and, I believe, are on the front foot.

We recognise that, as a consequence of a lot of the initiatives that are coming in on the back of the Environment Bill and the waste strateg

As I said earlier, there has been progress in reopening facilities and the vast majority have now reopened.

We have limited data on the increase, but it seems to us that in a large number of areas across the country, both urban and rural, fly-tippi

My noble friend makes a very important point.