Sewage: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 100412 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with utility companies on investing their profits into sewage spill prevention and improving infrastructure.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 Jan 2026
The Secretary of State regularly meets with stakeholders including water companies to discuss a range of issues. £104 billion is being invested to upgrade crumbling pipes and sewage treatment works across the country. This includes over £10 billion to imp...