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Sewage: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 58384 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding to upgrade sewage infrastructure in (a) rural and (b) suburban communities impacted by frequent overflows.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Jun 2025

Ofwat’s final determinations for Price Review 2024 (PR24) set out a £104 billion upgrade for the water sector. Water companies are investing over £11 billion in PR24, a record amount, to improve nearly 3,000 storm overflows across England and Wales over t...