Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118386
Sewage: Sherwood Forest
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Michelle Welsh
Labour — Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; and which rivers and bodies of water were most affected.
Answer
Emma HardyIn 2024, Severn Trent Water Limited reported 414 sewage spills through storm overflows from their permitted assets (sewage treatment works and combined sewer overflows) in the Sherwood Forest constituency.