Agriculture: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 76160 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle agricultural pollution in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Sep 2025
In 2025/26 the Ribble Catchment around Edisford Bridge was identified as a priority area for farm inspections due to a new bathing water designation. Since April this year 13 farms in the area of the new bathing water and Bashall Brook have been inspected...