Rivers: Staffordshire
Commons · Question 26380 · Tabled 24 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Water Restoration Fund on river quality in Staffordshire.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Feb 2025
For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Bill, including giving environmental regula...