Sewage: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 116557 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage works suffered a structural malfunction resulting in sewage discharge in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Mar 2026
The Environment Agency has published data on the number of water company wastewater pollution incidents by source, including from sewage treatment works, over the last five years. Water and Sewerage Pollution Incident Report for 2016-2024.