| Heading: |
Water Companies: Fines |
| Question ID: |
1815147 |
| UIN: |
61681 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5241 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Aphra Brandreth
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Aphra Brandreth
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funds raised through fines on water companies will be allocated to support (a) water quality and (b) infrastructure improvements in the same areas where breaches occurred. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-27 |
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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: |
Following the Spending Review, the Government has confirmed water company fines will be allocated to local environmental projects and programmes to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. Over £100 million in fines has been levied against water companies sin... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |