Litter

(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce litter pollution.


Answered by
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 28th October 2026

We raised the upper limit for fixed penalties for littering offences to £750 and published statutory litter enforcement guidance for local authorities.

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