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1000293

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce littering in communities across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	187351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We published the Litter Strategy for England in April 2017, setting out our aim to clean up the country and deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering within a generation.</p><p>We have launched the Litter Innovation Fund to support councils and communities in the development and evaluation of innovative approaches to tackling litter. From April 2018, we have also increased the maximum fixed penalty for littering and given councils in England new powers to tackle littering from vehicles.</p><p>The first annual report on our progress delivering the actions set out in the Litter Strategy was published in July this year, and we will continue to report annually on our progress for the rest of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2018 17:39:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1050086

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated directly to (a) Keep Britain Tidy and (b) other anti-litter initiatives in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	213350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The following table sets out the grant funding allocated to Keep Britain Tidy from 2010 to 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£4.75 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£3.5 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£2.25 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£0.5 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>After 2015, no funding was specifically allocated to Keep Britain Tidy, but it has successfully bid for a number of litter-related contracts:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contract value </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>Analysis of Local Environment Quality Survey for England data 2014-15</p></td><td><p>£29,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Survey of roadside litter on trunk roads other than motorways</p></td><td><p>£79,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Economic valuation of the non-market benefits of dealing with specific types of litter that a Deposit Return Scheme in England would help to overcome</p></td><td><p>£41,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Keep Britain Tidy was also awarded the following grant funding towards the delivery of national clear-up days in 2015-18:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (Community Clear-Up Day)</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 (Clean for the Queen)</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (Great British Spring Clean)</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2017, we also launched the £450,000 Litter Innovation Fund (jointly funded by Defra and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government), to pilot, implement and evaluate small scale local research projects that could be replicated more widely. The Fund was open to applications from councils, community groups, campaign groups and small/medium-sized enterprises. A total of £122,449 was awarded to 13 projects in the first round, including 4 awards to Keep Britain Tidy, totaling £39,717. Full details of all the first-round awards are available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/litter-innovation-fund" target="_blank">http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/litter-innovation-fund</a></p><p>Defra has spent the following amounts on the development of the national anti-littering campaign (none of this funding was paid to Keep Britain Tidy).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>Initial scoping and research</p></td><td><p>£15,868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>Development of campaign and partnership strategy and stakeholder research, as well as testing and development of a campaign identify</p></td><td><p>£124,412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>Campaign branding, creative assets and launch.</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since 2015, Defra has also provided £5,000 per year to the Marine Conservation Society to carry out beach cleaning at priority beaches.</p><p>No funding has been allocated to other anti-litter initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/01/2019 11:48:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1137600

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) undertake a review of the Government's litter strategy to ensure greater effectiveness at tackling littering and (b) encourage the prosecution of owners that discard litter from a motor vehicle; and if he will make statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	274450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Litter Strategy for England in April 2017, and while there are no plans to review the Litter Strategy itself, the second annual report will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p>From April last year, we have given district councils in England (outside London) new powers to hold the keeper of a vehicle responsible for littering offences committed from it by issuing a civil (financial) penalty which is set at the same level as the local fixed penalty for littering. It is up to councils to determine their approach to enforcement, including whether to make use of these powers. Implementation advice was provided to councils to assist them in making use of these powers. London councils already had these powers.</p><p> </p><p>We have also consulted on improved guidance to councils and others on the use of their fixed penalty powers for tackling littering (including littering from vehicles) and related offences. We are currently considering the responses to the consultation and the improved guidance will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2019 11:25:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1142069

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle littering in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	282284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:25:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1148177

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle littering.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	294128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 15:45:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1187082

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the remit of the proposed Office of Environmental Protection will include holding public bodies to account on compliance with duties to collect litter.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	33449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) will be established with the principal objective of contributing to environmental protection and the improvement of the natural environment. The OEP will have powers that will enable it to hold all public authorities to account for their implementation of any legislative provisions that fall under the definition of environmental law as set out in the Environment Bill. In this context, the OEP’s remit is not defined by reference to specific subjects such as litter, but rather by reference to the question of whether legislation is mainly concerned with environmental protection. The OEP will also need to consider the seriousness of any alleged breach, and whether there are more appropriate avenues to resolve the matter, in determining where and how to act in relation to any specific case.</p><p> </p><p>Legal duties in relation to litter, or indeed any other subject, would therefore need to be considered against the definition of environmental law in the Environment Bill in order to determine whether the OEP has powers to act. This will be for the OEP to assess in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/04/2020 15:57:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1220388

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s anti-litter strategy in relation to Government-owned and Government Agency-owned land; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	68297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Litter Strategy for England was developed by Defra, the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in consultation with other Government departments and guided by the Litter Strategy Advisory Group, of which Highways England and Network Rail were members. Defra and DfT officials have recently discussed the challenges of roadside litter on the strategic road network but there have been no recent Ministerial discussions.</p><p> </p><p>DfT published the Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) in March of this year, which sets out the Government’s long-term ambition for the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The RIS2 includes a litter performance indicator in which Highways England will be required to report on the percentage of the SRN covered by Highways England’s Asset Delivery contracts where litter is graded at B or above under the Litter Code of Practice[1]. Highways England’s performance on this metric will be reported to the Office for Road and Rail and Highways England will publish the data annually. This will ensure that there is an increased level of transparency for road users.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that litter and graffiti are an ongoing problem on our road and rail networks and Defra officials continue to work with Highways England and Network Rail to support them to deliver on their commitments in the strategy, along with our own. The second annual report on delivery of the Litter Strategy was published in September last year and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/836953/litter-strategy-annual-report-2018-2019a.pdf" target="_blank">assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/836953/litter-strategy-annual-report-2018-2019a.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Transport is clear that graffiti on the railways is a matter that should be addressed as effectively as possible, and recognises the wider impacts associated with anti-social behaviour such as graffiti and trespass.</p><p> </p><p>Addressing visible signs of crime and anti-social behaviour such as graffiti helps to create an environment of respect for the law. This helps to prevent more serious crimes on and around the railway network, thereby promoting passenger safety, such as the closely linked issue of trespass which can have extremely serious consequences for individuals’ safety and cause significant delays.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail currently spends around £3.5 million annually on tackling graffiti across the network. This expenditure is planned for and is part of Network Rail’s current five-year funding settlement which runs to 2024. In addition, each railway operator must ensure that its rolling stock and stations are kept to a high standard of condition and presentation.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail also works closely with the British Transport Police on hardening the rail network to unlawful incursions. This work by the British Transport Police is carried out with other interested parties, such as train operating companies and local authorities, and highlights the series of interlinked issues behind graffiti.</p><p> </p><p>DfT is leading ongoing work across industry to assess the effectiveness of current anti-graffiti measures and develop long-term solutions to better produce a clean and more efficient railway network.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 68294 68295 68296 question first answered 07/07/2020 13:00:00 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1226609

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce littering in public places.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	76664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government published its Litter Strategy for England in April 2017, setting out our aim to deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering within a generation. The Litter Strategy focuses on three key themes: education and awareness; improving enforcement; and better cleaning and access to bins. A copy of the Litter Strategy can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england</a>.</p><p>The &quot;Keep it, Bin it&quot; campaign, which is run by Defra with support from Keep Britain Tidy, encourages people to dispose of their waste responsibly and calls time on rubbish excuses for littering. In addition to this national campaign, and in response to recent reports of littering as people start to enjoy outdoor spaces once more, Defra has supported, and provided funding for, Keep Britain Tidy's Love Parks campaign, which encourages people to treat our parks with respect this summer. Further information about the campaign is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/news/new-campaign-launched-face-littering-epidemic-parks" target="_blank">www.keepbritaintidy.org/news/new-campaign-launched-face-littering-epidemic-parks</a>.</p><p>Defra has also launched a 'Respect the Outdoors' campaign this summer. This has been promoted both online and in locations near to urban parks, beaches and national parks to further highlight the impacts of littering, among other things.</p><p>It remains an offence to drop litter, and councils have legal powers to take enforcement action against offenders. Following consultation, with effect from April 2018, we increased the maximum fixed penalty for littering from £80 to £150, and from April 2019, the minimum fixed penalty was also raised from £50 to £65. We have also given councils in England (outside London) new civil penalty powers to tackle littering from vehicles. Councils can issue the keeper of a vehicle from which litter is thrown with a civil penalty of between £65 and £150.</p><p>The Government has, in its 2019 manifesto, committed to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers to secure an increase in recycling and reuse of materials, and to reduce the incidence of littering. We plan to undertake a second consultation on a DRS in early 2021.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/09/2020 15:06:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1289585

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in littering; and whether he plans to launch a national campaign on litter.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	158096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>Last year Keep Britain Tidy published, on behalf of Defra, the results of analysis of litter composition in the UK. This report was the first of its kind in terms of recording the amount of litter found by brand, on a national scale. This report is available at:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.keepbritaintidy.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fresources%2F20200330%2520KBT%2520Litter%2520Composition%2520Report%2520-%2520FINAL.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cemma.pryor%40defra.gov.uk%7C11cf03ab72004db464e108d8de5fc7e2%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637503850803045934%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=5n0J5UratMZG%2B6Bo9wncacxcZAAp7lWTXTSn2QTvevQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/sites/default/files/resources/20200330%20KBT%20Litter%20Composition%20Report%20-%20FINAL.pdf</a></p><p>Last summer, in response to Covid-19, Defra developed a 'Respect the Outdoors' campaign to encourage people to follow the Countryside Code and to highlight the impacts of littering. This was promoted both online and in locations across the country near to urban parks, beaches and national parks. We also supported, and provided funding for, Keep Britain Tidy's Love Parks campaign, which encouraged people to treat our parks with respect.</p><p>Preliminary evaluation of these campaigns indicates that they had a positive influence on the target audience's intended disposal of Personal Protective Equipment litter, with anecdotal reports from local authorities that the intervention resulted in a markedly beneficial outcome.</p><p>We are also raising awareness via social media of what individuals can do to protect others and the environment, in relation to litter.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/03/2021 15:08:55 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1293529

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to make financial support available for schools to fund preventative measures to tackle (a) dog fouling and (b) littering in the vicinity of schools.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	160671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Local councils are responsible for keeping their public land clear of litter and refuse; which may include land in the vicinity of schools. The role of central Government is to enable and support this local action: providing a clear legal framework of rights, responsibilities and powers, setting national standards and, where possible, making sure that the costs of dealing with litter issues are passed to those responsible for causing the problem.</p><p> </p><p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have launched a £2m grant scheme for local authorities in England to apply for capital grants of between £10,000 and £25,000 to purchase new bins. This scheme is being funded by Defra.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education funds schools so they are able to carry out statutory duties, including to keep school estates clear of litter and refuse. School funding is increasing significantly over the next three years, with the largest cash boost for schools in a decade. Core school funding is increasing by £2.6 billion in 2020-21, and will increase by £4.8 billion and £7.1 billion in 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively, compared to 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Around 80% of schools in England participate in the Eco-Schools programme, run in England by Keep Britain Tidy. This programme encourages pupils, parents and teachers to improve sustainability and reduce litter and waste in their schools and communities. That number of schools participating in this programme is growing, putting young people at the heart of environmental issues.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/03/2021 16:17:36 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis