Water: Pollution
Commons · Question 64318 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) the timely availability of pollution data, (b) that water companies are held to account for sewage discharges and (c) that improvements to storm o
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Jul 2025
For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. We are putting water companies under special measures through our landmark Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act has introduced new powers to ban ...