Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 46508

Water: Pollution Control

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Satvir Kaur

LabourSouthampton Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce (a) plastic pollution, (b) other litter and (c) fuel pollution in (i) rivers, (ii) streams and (iii) seas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Cleaning up England’s rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and cultur...

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