Sewage: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 90870 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the number of prosecutions for sewage dumping.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 20 Nov 2025
The Water (Special Measures) Act provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade, giving regulators the teeth they need to take tougher action against water companies. The Act ensures courts can include imprisonment for any indivi...