Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 23074

River Tone: Pollution Control

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 30 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide funding to (a) improve water quality in the river Tone in Somerset and (b) reduce pollution discharges (i) upstream of French Weir Bathing Water and (ii) downstream

Answer

Emma Hardy

For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. This Government is committed to holding water companies to account to protect the environment. Ofwat published their final determinations for Pric...

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