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River Roding: E. coli |
| Question ID: |
1759103 |
| UIN: |
26706 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5054 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Calvin Bailey
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Mr Calvin Bailey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of E. coli levels in the River Roding during dry weather; and what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on those levels. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-07 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4645 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answer text: |
The River Roding faces challenges from urban pressures, storm overflow discharges, surface water runoff, misconnections, and pollution incidents. These factors can contribute to elevated bacterial levels, including E. Coli, particularly during wet weather... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |