Question follow-through · 90870

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the number of prosecutions for sewage dumping.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 13 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 17 Nov 2025
Answer: 20 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the number of prosecutions for sewage dumping.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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20 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Water (Special Measures) Act provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade, giving regulators the teeth they need to take tougher action against water companies. The Act ensures courts can include imprisonment for any indivi...

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