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

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent fly tipping in the countryside in England.

Local authorities are best placed to understand how to tackle fly-tipping in their local areas. We are supporting local action by providing funding of over £450,000 to help a number of councils purchase equipment, such as CCTV, that will help them tackle fly-tipping at known hot-spots, including in rural areas. A second round of grants will see a further £800,000 awarded later this year. In recent years we have also bolstered their enforcement powers, such as by giving them powers to issue fixed penalty notices and strengthening their ability to seize vehicles used for fly-tipping.

We are also working with a wide range of interested parties through the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG), including local authorities and the National Farmers Union to promote and disseminate good practice, including how to prevent fly-tipping on private land.