Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on trends in levels of fly tipping in Lincolnshire.

Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which we publish annually at: Fly-tipping statistics for England, 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK. It covers trends in the number of fly-tipping incidents, with a breakdown by land type, waste type and size. It also covers enforcement and prosecution actions undertaken for fly-tipping incidents. This data is available at local authority, regional and national levels, but not at county level.

The Environment Agency (EA) is working with local partners in Lincolnshire to monitor and address trends in fly‑tipping and wider waste crime but does not hold trend data.

The EA works through the Lincolnshire Environmental Crime Partnership, established in 2020 and recognised nationally as best practice to prevent, disrupt and investigate waste offences in Lincolnshire. The EA also plays an active role in the Lincolnshire Multi‑Agency Intelligence Network, chaired by Lincolnshire Police, on live fly‑tipping investigations and joint actions to support Local Authority enforcement. The Government welcomes this strong partnership approach and the continued efforts to strengthen it further.