Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77584

Environment Protection: Finance

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide an alternative source of funding for local environmental projects in the event that fines on water companies are not sufficient to meet the projected expen

Answer

Emma Hardy

In June, this Government announced that fines and penalties levied against water companies for environmental breaches will be reinvested into future local environmental projects across the country to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. These could includ...

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