The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 27th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to increasing the fixed-penalty fine for fly-tipping to a maximum of £2,000.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about financial penalties for fly-tipping and livestock worrying”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 26th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of household waste and recycling centre closures on incidences of fly-tipping.
Lord Douglas-Miller (Con, DEFRA): We have previously commissioned research into the drivers, deterrents and impacts of fly-tipping that suggested any friction in the system relating to the use of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), which have negative impacts on cost or convenience, can act as provocations for normally law-abiding people or businesses to fly-tip or give their waste to someone who goes on to fly-tip. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires waste disposal authorities to provide places for residents to deposit household waste. It is a Local Authority responsibility to manage suitable availability.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about domestic waste management systems”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 5th December 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of CCTV in addressing fly tipping hotspots.
Lord Benyon (Con, DEFRA): Across two rounds of our fly-tipping grant scheme, we have awarded nearly £1.2 million to help more than 30 councils purchase equipment, such as CCTV, to tackle fly-tipping at known hot-spots.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about effectiveness of CCTV to address fly tipping”The Bishop of Exeter received the following written answers on 29th November 2022:
The Lord Bishop of Exeter asked His Majesty’s Government:
Lord Benyon (Con): The Statistical Digest of Rural England, published in August 2022 by DEFRA, states “average crime rates (police recorded crime) are lower in rural areas than urban areas”. However, we recognise that some crimes are unique and specific to rural areas.
Continue reading “Bishop of Exeter asks about crime prevention in rural areas”On 17th March 2021, the Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the landfill tax on the level of illegal waste disposals.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of landfill tax on fly-tipping”On 16th December the Bishop of St Albans received answers to two written questions on fly-tipping of electronic and hazardous waste:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 6 February (HL944), what progress they have made on the introduction of a mandatory electronic waste tracking system to combat fly tipping. [HL11049]
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans: HL944 To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there has been any increase in fly-tipping in the last five years; and what consideration they have given to legislative and regulatory reforms to support local authorities and the police in the prevention of such a crime.Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about scale of and response to fly-tipping”
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: HL164 To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of fly-tipping in England; whether it has increased over the last five years; and whether local authorities have sufficient powers to prevent fly-tipping.On 31st January 2019 the Bishop of St Albans, Rt Revd Alan Smith, asked a question he had tabled to Government on fly-tipping. The exchanges are below:
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact caused by fly-tipping on areas of outstanding natural beauty, following reports that the Woodland Trust has spent over £1 million on cleaning up fly-tipping over the past five years.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) (Con): My Lords, the impact of fly-tipping is grave wherever it occurs. It blights local communities and the environment, and tackling fly-tipping is a government priority. Defra’s recently announced resources and waste strategy outlines our approach to tackling waste crime, including specific proposals to prevent, detect and deter fly-tipping. This month, we gave local authorities and the Environment Agency powers to issue financial penalties to householders who fail in their duty of care and pass waste to fly-tippers.
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: I thank the Minister for his reply. Having said that, the statistics from local authorities show that over half of them have not had one successful prosecution for fly-tipping. They say that it is not about a lack of law, regulation or anything else; it is a lack of resource. They simply do not have the ability to use the powers they have already got. What can Her Majesty’s Government do to break through this impasse and address this terrible problem, which we face right across the country?
On 19th September 2018 the Bishop of St Albans, Rt Revd Alan Smith, received a written answer to a question on fly-tipping:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of statistics for prosecutions for fly-tipping in England; and, in the light of those, whether local authorities have sufficient powers in relation to fly-tipping. Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks Government about fly-tipping prosecutions”
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