Sewage: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 116559 · 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 prosecutions has the Environment Agency brought on illegal sewage spills by water companies in each year from 2000.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Mar 2026
The Environment Agency has brought a total of 611 prosecutions against water companies for offences since 2000.