Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102965

Water: North West

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of failures in sewage treatment, storm overflow management, or water quality monitoring on the level cases of Shigella-causin

Answer

Emma Hardy

The department is taking action to rebuild the water network to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. For example, in one of the largest infrastructure projects in this country’s history, £104 billion is being invested to upgrade crumbling pipes and sewage...

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