Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85968
Sewage: Lancashire
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of untreated sewage discharge into coastal waters in Lancashire were reported in each of the last five years.
Answer
Emma HardyAnalysis of Event Duration Monitoring summary spill data is publicly available on GOV.UK. The EA routinely monitors this data to assess compliance with permits, and where non-compliances are identified the EA takes appropriate enforcement action.