Question follow-through · 1848
River Itchen: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the enforcement powers of Ofwat to help tackle unlawful discharges of sewage into the River Itchen by Southern Water.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 25 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the enforcement powers of Ofwat to help tackle unlawful discharges of sewage into the River Itchen by Southern Water.
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2024
Answer published
The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Southern Water, to make 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 Gov...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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