Sewage discharge in the Severn and Avon

Motion Text

That this House notes the ongoing sewage discharge into the Rivers Avon and Severn; expresses alarm at data showing 2024 recorded the highest ever number of hours of sewage released into local waterways that feed into the Avon; recognises the need for increased development to be matched by investment into sewage treatment facilities; further expresses concern at water companies like Severn Trent delaying these major upgrades; calls on the Government to move with urgency to set up a new, stronger water regulator to hold water companies to account; and further calls on the Government to mandate water companies to publish the volume and concentration of discharge from all emergency overflows.