Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13669
Rivers: Sewage
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024
Question
Monica Harding
Liberal Democrat — Esher and Walton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce sewage discharges into (a) the River Mole and (b) other rivers.
Answer
Emma HardyFor too long, water companies have discharged record levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water Bill, which will strengthen regulation, including delivering new pow...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 13669) →