Written questions

Lake Windermere: Sewage

Lords · Question HL1706 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accounts that United Utilities failed to report sewage discharges into Lake Windermere between 2021 and 2023.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 28 Oct 2024

The Environment Agency (EA) is carrying out an investigation into United Utilities’ (UU) discharges into Lake Windermere. The investigation concerns three separate incidents that were self-reported by UU. One of these incidents was a retrospective report ...