Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101960

Sewage: Pollution Control

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Reed: Government to cut sewage pollution in half by 2030, published on 19 July 2025, what proportion of the £104bn funding has been allocat

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government has secured £104 billion of investment which includes over £10 billion to reduce sewage discharges from over 2,500 storm overflows in England and £4.8 billion to reduce phosphorus pollution. This will deliver on cleaning up our rivers, lake...

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