Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6035

Water Companies: Fines

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Jesse Norman

Conservative — Hereford and South Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total proceeds of fines on water companies have been since the Treasury announcement on 30 November 2022 that they would be reserved for river restoration; and how much has be

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Water Restoration Fund, which launched in April this year, is reinvesting water company environmental fines and penalties into projects to improve the water environment. A total of £11 million has been made available for local projects in regions wher...

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