Written questions

Sewage: North West

Commons · Question 490 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made any assessment of the occurrences of sewage spills within the United Utilities water network in 2025 in (a) Stockport constituency (b) Greater Mancheste

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 May 2026

In the Northwest of England, 10,613 hours of sewage spills were recorded on dry days. The EA has identified the 50 sites in the region with the highest levels of dry day spilling. Four of these sites are in Greater Manchester. None are located within the ...