Sewage: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 101960 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Reed: Government to cut sewage pollution in half by 2030, published on 19 July 2025, what proportion of the £104bn funding has been allocat
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Jan 2026
The Government has secured £104 billion of investment which includes over £10 billion to reduce sewage discharges from over 2,500 storm overflows in England and £4.8 billion to reduce phosphorus pollution. This will deliver on cleaning up our rivers, lake...