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Sewage: Pollution Control

Commons · Question 66484 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

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Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a Clean Waters Forum including (a) charities, (b) NGOs and (c) representatives from (i) his Department

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Jul 2025

Following a public call for evidence with over 50,000 responses, the Independent Water Commission (IWC), led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will make recommendations to shape further action to transform how our water system works and clean up our waterways for good...