Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14854

Rivers: Pollution

Tabled: 18 November 2024

Answered: 27 November 2024

Question

Satvir Kaur

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce agricultural run-off into rivers and streams.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The levels of water pollution are unacceptable. Defra and its Arm’s Length Bodies, continue to take action to tackle agricultural pollution through a suite of regulations, advice and incentives, and advice led enforcement, in order to achieve the Environm...

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