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Asked by Anneliese MidgleyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 121093

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal waste site operators have received custodial sentences in each of the last five years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

YearCount of immediate custodial sentencesCount of suspended sentences202159202268202348202416162025018

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