Rivers: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 42896 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help reduce pollution levels in England's chalk streams and (b) to monitor the effectiveness of these steps.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 30 Apr 2025
The Government is committed to the protection and restoration of our cherished chalk streams. We have taken immediate action to clean up our waterways, including a new Water (Special Measures) Act which will bring criminal charges against those who persis...