Question follow-through · 8536

Inland Waterways: Beckenham and Penge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to clear up water ways in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
16 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to clear up water ways in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State has met with water company bosses, including Thames Water, to make clear companies will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting water bosses signed up to the Government’s initi...

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