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River Itchen and River Test: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the chalk stream recovery pack for the river Test and Itchen.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
12 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the chalk stream recovery pack for the river Test and Itchen.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Cleaning up our waters, including iconic sites such as chalk streams, is a top Government priority. That is why on 23 October 2024, the Secretary of State announced the launch of an independent commission to fundamentally transform how our water system wo...

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