AQW 25511/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail a timeframe in which he intends to increase the maximum fine for littering to £200.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 9 November 2021

Answered
Written

Tabled: 9 November 2021
Answer due by: 24 November 2021
Answered: 19 November 202110 days after tabling
Department: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question: No

Answer

The draft Environment Strategy was issued for public consultation on 11 November 2021 with a closing date of 18 January 2022. The draft Strategy includes my proposal to increase the maximum Fixed Penalty Notice for littering offences to £200.

It will not be possible to pass the necessary legislation in the remaining Assembly mandate, but it is DAERA’s intention to do so early in the next Assembly mandate.

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