Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 20483
Sewage: Pollution Control
Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 30 December 2024
Question
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat — Guildford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle unlawful discharges of sewage by water companies into waterways in Surrey.
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 (Special Measures) Bill, which will strengthen regulation, including...
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