Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63847
Sewage: Pollution
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people who fall ill from sewage pollution-related causes in Cornwall.
Answer
Emma HardyWe are putting water companies under special measures through our landmark Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act has introduced new powers to ban the payment of bonuses for polluting water bosses and bring criminal charges against law breakers and made it...
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