Rivers: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 7111 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the scaling up of innovative, low-cost technologies, including fungal filtration, to reduce pollutants such as E. coli, phosphorus and ni
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Jun 2026
Funding for Environmental Land Management Schemes will increase by 150% from £800 million in 23/24 to £2 billion by 28/29 and we are working actively to target this to help address water pollution, protect nature, and support thriving biodiversity across ...