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Sewage: Shipley

Commons · Question 4307 · Tabled 4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Anna Dixon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle sewage discharges into the River (a) Aire and (b) Wharfe in Shipley constituency.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Sep 2024

The Government has taken immediate and substantial action to address water companies who are not performing for the environment or their customers. In July, we announced swift action to begin resetting the water sector, including ringfencing vital funding...