Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49473
Agriculture: Sewage
Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 9 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce environmental pollution caused by the spreading of sewage sludge on agricultural land.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government recognises that wastewater treatment practices have changed in recent years and new risks may be emerging from the spread of treated sewage sludge to agricultural land. The Government has been working with water companies on the Chemical In...
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