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Sewage: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with utility companies on investing their profits into sewage spill prevention and improving infrastructure.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
6 Jan 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with utility companies on investing their profits into sewage spill prevention and improving infrastructure.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State regularly meets with stakeholders including water companies to discuss a range of issues. £104 billion is being invested to upgrade crumbling pipes and sewage treatment works across the country. This includes over £10 billion to imp...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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