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Sewage: West Dorset

Commons · Question 11507 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that water companies do not allow storm sewage overflows to impact (a) rivers and (b) coastal areas in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Nov 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...