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Spitting: Fines

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 December 2024UIN 17067

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fixed penalty notices have been handed out for spitting in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) England in each of the last five years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra does not hold data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued for littering or spitting.

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