Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49300

Sewage: Research

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support citizen science projects on (a) flooding and (b) sewage.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra has a strong history of working with citizen scientists, particularly volunteer species recorders who have provided over 70% of Government biodiversity data. The growth of citizen science across cities, the countryside, and rivers, driven by technol...

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