Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52927

Rivers: Pollution Control

Tabled: 16 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle agricultural pollution in rivers; and if he will take steps to launch a review into this issue.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. We are working with farmers to reduce agricultural pollution is key to delivering against this priority. Under the Environment Act 2021, a legally binding target was set to reduce ni...

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