Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 55660

Inland Waterways: Sewage

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of public waterways polluted by sewage on (a) young children and (b) families.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The level of sewage in our waterways is unacceptable, that is why this Government has taken practical steps to mitigate this. The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 24 February. The Act will require water companies to publish real-...

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