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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage local authorities to adopt proactive approaches to preventing fly-tipping.

This Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping and supports local authorities to adopt proactive approaches to preventing fly-tipping through the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group, which develops and promotes good practice, partnership working and awareness-raising tools. Defra also support councils to make effective use of its enforcement powers through guidance on vehicle seizure and forthcoming statutory fly-tipping enforcement guidance. The Waste Crime Action Plan includes preventative measures including waste carrier reforms, digital waste tracking and tighter regulation to help deter waste crime before it occurs.