Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100000

Sewage: Pollution

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure water companies are held to account for sewage discharges.

Answer

Emma Hardy
This Government has been clear there is no excuse for poor performance, and we will not look the other way while companies routinely fail to meet agreed standards. Water companies must take seriously their role in meeting the public and regulators expecta...

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