Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121402

Sewage

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her long-term strategy is for reducing sewage discharges from storm overflows; and what targets, timelines and investment requirements have been set for water companies to deliver

Answer

Emma Hardy

To deliver on the Government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, we are expecting £60 billion of investment to be delivered across England by 2050. Water companies are investing over £11 billion in PR24, a record amount, to improve nearly 3,000 st...

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