HC Deb 30 April 2004 vol 420 c1349W
Mr. Dhanda

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to allow local councils to keep income from on the spot fines for dropping litter. [169982]

Alun Michael

Section 119 of the Local Government Act 2003, which allows local authorities to keep receipts from litter fixed penalty notices, came into force on 18 November 2003.