Written questions

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 ...