| Heading: |
Sewage: Waste Disposal |
| Question ID: |
1791710 |
| UIN: |
43625 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5289 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Harpreet Uppal
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| Asking Member handle: |
harpreetkuppal
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@harpreetkuppal
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to improve enforcement powers against water companies that repeatedly discharge untreated sewage. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-29 |
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| Is holding answer: |
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: |
For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we have placed water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |