River Teign: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 30323 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Environment Agency to tackle the flow of pollution from the River Teign into (a) bathing waters and (b) high-priority nature sites.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Feb 2025
For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and culture of the water also giving regulators new powers...