Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the Government's five missions.”
Tabled: 28 November 2024Answered: 5 December 2024
Asked by
Richard Baker
Labour — Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)
We have strengthened regulation and enforcement, driving record water company investment into waste water infrastructure to improve nearly 3,000 storm overflows across England and Wales. The strengthened Water Bill will go further in tackling sewage pollution from water companies, private sewage and catchment-wide pre-pipe and source-control conditions.