§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the cost of fly tipping to local authorities in(a) Greater London and (b) England and Wales in each of the last five years. [78084]
§ Mr. MeacherI have been asked to reply
The Government do not hold any central data on the cost of fly tipping to local authorities. However, the Institute of Public Finance has produced a report entitled "Waste Collection and Disposal Statistics 2000–01 Actuals". The report states that in 2000–01, fly tipping resulted in costs to the waste collection authorities of £3,859,000 in the London Boroughs, £1,178,000 in the Metropolitan Districts and £3,941,000 in the Non Metropolitan Districts.
This report is available on the internet at: http://www.iplco.uk/sis/environmentaliwastemanagement/2000–01/commentary.pdf.