§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what studies have been conducted into the extent of fly-tipping in Northern Ireland. [151187]
§ Angela SmithEnvironmental Campaigns Limited (ENCAMS) produced a Fly-Tipping Study in 2003 to establish the extent of fly-tipping in the UK during 200–02. This study gave details of trends from 1994 to 2002 including Northern Ireland. ENCAMS (an environmental charity, which runs the "Keep Britain Tidy" campaign and has a regional office in Belfast) has also produced a guide for the public entitled "Fly-Tipping and the Law". Beth publications are available on their website www.encams.org/publications and I have arranged for copies to be placed in the Library.
The Environment and Heritage Service of the Department of the Environment and District Councils are working together to design a code of practice for dealing with the issue of fly-tipping.