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Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of untreated sewage overflows on levels of (a) microplastic, (b) nano plastic and (c) macro plastic pollution in rivers.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
21 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of untreated sewage overflows on levels of (a) microplastic, (b) nano plastic and (c) macro plastic pollution in rivers.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 May 2025

    Answer published

    Tackling marine litter and plastic pollution is a priority for the UK Government, which is why we are working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent plastic and other litter from reaching rivers and ocean in the first pla...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Microplastics: Pollution Control

20 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce microplastic pollution from combined sewer outflows.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Water Treatment: Environment Protection

20 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to require the Environment Agency to revise environmental permits to enforce compliance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations 1994.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Thames Water: Fines

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure that fines levied against Thames Water are used to fund environmental restoration projects on (a) Hogsmill River, (b) River Mole an

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Water Companies: Pollution

3 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofwat’s regulatory powers to hold water companies to account for repeated pollution incidents.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Rivers: Surrey

9 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of sewage spills on biodiversity in rivers in Surrey.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Water Companies: Insolvency

9 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on (a) the financial viability of water companies and (b) protections for consumers in the event of insolvency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Rivers: South East

19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support chalk stream restoration in (a) Hogsmill River and (b) the rest of the South East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Thames Water: Nationalisation

19 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of nationalising Thames Water.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sewers

23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in improving surface water drainage to prevent overloading of combined sewer systems.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Rivers: Environment Protection

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is available to local environmental groups undertaking citizen science river testing.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Rivers: Sewage

7 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce legally binding targets for the reduction of untreated sewage discharges into chalk streams.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

15 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the public health risks associated with PFAS contamination in drinking water; and if he will publish a list of affected catchment areas