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Fly-tipping: Slough

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 3802

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any recent discussions with the Environment Agency regarding the removal of flytipped rubbish beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.

Answered by Mary Creagh

It is regrettable that waste on this site is a blight on the local environment. The Environment Agency liaised with Slough Borough Council, as owners of the land, when the waste was tipped by organised criminals. Removing the waste remains the responsibility of the landowner.

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