To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people were issued with a fixed penalty by local authorities as a result of (a) dropping litter and (b) permitting dog fouling in each of the last five years. (129921)

[holding answer 27 March 2007]: The number of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued by local authorities in England in each of the last five years for litter and dog fouling offences is shown in the following table.