Question follow-through · 8892

Sewage: Runnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take enforcement action against Thames Water in response to sewer flooding in the Runnymede and Weybridge Constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
22 Oct 2024
Answer
23 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take enforcement action against Thames Water in response to sewer flooding in the Runnymede and Weybridge Constituency.

  2. 22 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Environment Agency (EA) assesses all incident reports and responds to those which pose the greatest risk to the environment. The EA has received one recent report of sewer flooding in the Runnymede and Weybridge Constituency (since 1 September 2024). ...

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