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Water: Pollution

Commons · Question 74088 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent trends in levels of water pollution in England.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Sep 2025

Defra publishes an annual suite of indicators that assess progress on protecting and improving the water environment. These reports are publicly available at GOV.UK. The latest report has several trend assessments, each one is useful for understanding dif...