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Asked by Anneliese MidgleyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121083

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of illegal waste dumps currently operating in the UK.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Total number of illegal waste sites operating as of 17 March 2026: 537. NB: This data is taken from a live system and maybe subject to change as investigation details are updated.

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