Question follow-through · 32322
Sewage: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to monitor the contribution of septic tanks to sewage pollution in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) the North East, (c) Northumberland, (d) New
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 2 Apr 2025 · 40 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
21 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to monitor the contribution of septic tanks to sewage pollution in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) the North East, (c) Northumberland, (d) New
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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2 Apr 2025
Answer published
Septic tanks provide safe waste management for properties, often located in isolated rural areas, without access to the mains sewage network. Typically small in volume, discharges from septic tanks are regulated under General Binding Rules established in ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Animal Welfare: Trapping
2 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for banning animal snares.
Horticulture
27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish a horticulture strategy.
Trapping
28 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43740 on Animal Welfare: Trapping, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on ending the use of snare traps.
Fly-tipping
29 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of illegal waste dumping have been recorded in the last (a) five years and (b) ten years in (i) Hexham constituency, (ii) Northumberland, (iii) Newcastle, (iv) the North
Floods: Insurance
30 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the cost of insurance premiums for homes at high risk of flooding in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d)
Hunting
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on its manifesto commitment to extend the ban on trail hunting.
Hunting
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the proposed ban on trail hunting.
Veterinary Services: Competition
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to update the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 in response to the provisional recommendations of the CMA veterinary services for household pets investigation.
Veterinary Services
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussion she has had with consumer groups on the adequacy of veterinary services.
Food: Trade Barriers
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure food and drink producers in the North East can access government support for reducing trade barriers.
Food: Trade Barriers
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure food and drink producers in Northumberland can access government support for reducing trade barriers.
Food: Trade Barriers
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure food and drink producers in Hexham constituency can access government support for reducing trade barriers.