Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 89498
Microplastics: East Sussex
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Clive Lewis
Labour — Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) the Environment Agency on the biobeads spill in Sussex; and whether Southern Water will be fined for that spill.
Answer
Emma HardyEnvironment Agency (EA) officers have been working with all local partners on the initial and long term clean up strategy and have gathered the necessary evidence from impacted areas. The EA will apply their enforcement and sanctions policy when deciding ...
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