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Sewage: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 21934 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing the Environment Agency with ring-fenced funding from the proceeds of fines placed on water companies for breachin

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Jan 2025

The Water (Special Measures) Bill will deliver on the Government’s commitment to put water companies under special measures. It will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and culture of the water industry as a first important step in enabling w...