Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of compliance with the littering enforcement guidance for local authorities; and what plans they have, if any, to place it on a statutory footing.

The Government has not made an assessment of local authority compliance with the existing, advisory littering enforcement guidance.

Defra recognises the role that appropriate and proportionate enforcement can play in helping local authorities keep streets clear of litter. Defra is considering the benefits of bringing forward statutory litter enforcement guidance and any new guidance will be announced in the usual way.