Question follow-through · 861

Sewage: Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Poole constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
19 Jul 2024
Target answer date
23 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Poole constituency.

  2. 23 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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