Question follow-through · 11507
Sewage: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that water companies do not allow storm sewage overflows to impact (a) rivers and (b) coastal areas in West Dorset constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 8 Nov 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that water companies do not allow storm sewage overflows to impact (a) rivers and (b) coastal areas in West Dorset constituency.
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government has taken immediate and substantial action to address water companies who are not performing for the environment or their customers. In July, we announced swift action to begin resetting the water sector, including ringfencing vital funding...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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