Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121498
Sewage: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement action taken against water and sewerage undertakers for breaches of environmental permits.
Answer
Emma HardyWe 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. The Water (Special Measures) Act has provided the most significant increase in enforcement p...
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