Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118387

Sewage: Sherwood Forest

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Michelle Welsh

LabourSherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to stop Severn Trent Water from discharging sewage in Sherwood Forest constituency.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 makes it a statutory requirement for all water companies to produce annual Pollution Incident Reduction Plans showing how they will meet our expectation of reducing pollution incidents by 40%. Between 2025 and 2030, a...

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