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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Litter Strategy for England, issued in Aril 2017.

We have made good progress in delivering the commitments set out in the Litter Strategy, including improving councils’ enforcement powers and launching the Litter Innovation Fund. The first annual report on progress will be published shortly.