Question follow-through · 106232
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of regulations on sewage sludge.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of regulations on sewage sludge.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the need to ensure the safe and sustainable use of sludge in agriculture to help clean up our waterways and promote healthy soil. Noting the Independent Water Commission’s recommendation for reform, in early 2026 we will consult ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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