Water Treatment: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 121500 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of current levels of investment in wastewater infrastructure.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Mar 2026
A record £104 billion of private sector investment has been secured to accelerate the cleaning up of our rivers, lakes and seas. This includes over £10 billion to improve nearly 2,500 storm overflows in England over the next five years. We will move to a ...