Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps she is taking to help reduce sewage discharges into waterways. ”
Tabled: 15 October 2026Answered: 22 October 2026
Asked by
Dan Aldridge
Labour — Weston-super-Mare
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.