Rivers: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 52927 · Tabled 16 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle agricultural pollution in rivers; and if he will take steps to launch a review into this issue.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 5 Jun 2025
Cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. We are working with farmers to reduce agricultural pollution is key to delivering against this priority. Under the Environment Act 2021, a legally binding target was set to reduce ni...