Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 7166

Rivers: Pollution

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 16 October 2024

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by the Soil Association entitled Stop Killing our Rivers, published on 12 March

Answer

Emma Hardy
The levels of water pollution are unacceptable. Cleaning up England’s rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. Working with farmers to reduce agricultural pollution is key to delivering against this priority. We continue to work with farme...

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