Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61695
River Thames: Standards
Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Labour — Gravesham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) improve water quality in the river Thames and (b) protect local wildlife from (i) plastic pollution and (ii) sewage discharges.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Water (Special Measures) Act will enable the Environment Agency (EA) to build on its transformation in the way it regulates the water industry, enabling it to take faster, firmer action against poor performance. It will speed up civil penalties for le...
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