Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps she is taking to help tackle water pollution in Kent.”
Tabled: 5 November 2025Answered: 13 November 2025
Asked by
Tony Vaughan
Labour — Folkestone and Hythe
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)
This Government are taking action to ensure that coastal towns have access to clean bathing water. The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers to the regulators in a decade, empowering them to take tougher action against those responsible for water pollution.