In the Lords

I do not think that it is possible to avoid the perverse incentive for some to engage in fly-tipping while, at the same time, ramping up our

In addition to providing more powers for local authorities to tackle fly-tipping, including, as I said earlier, the power to search and seiz

There has been an increase in the number of people who have been brought to justice on the back of fly-tipping, and that increase has happe

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