Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15282

Sewage: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 20 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to hold water companies to account for non-compliance with sewage management rules.

Answer

Emma Hardy
We will not let companies get away with illegal activity and where breaches are found, the Environment Agency (EA) will not hesitate to hold companies to account. From 1 January 2025, water companies will be required to publish data related to discharges ...
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