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 has taken to tackle the environmental impact of fly tipping.

This Government recognises the significant impact fly-tipping has on the environment. We have published guidance to support local councils to seize vehicles and raised the upper limit for fixed penalties for fly-tipping from £1000 to £5000. We have recently secured powers to issue statutory enforcement guidance to local councils.