Written Statement·Commons·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·HCWS886

Update on next steps post Costa Beck Court of Appeal Judgment on River Basin Management Plans

22 July 2025

Emma Hardy

Minister for Water and Flooding

Labour

Statement

The water industry is failing. Our rivers, lakes and seas are polluted with record levels of sewage. Water pipes have been left to crumble into disrepair. We share customers’ fury at rising bills. The lack of water infrastructure is blocking economic grow...