Question follow-through · 116606
River Crane and River Thames: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage discharges there have been into the (a) River Thames and (b) River Crane in the last five years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage discharges there have been into the (a) River Thames and (b) River Crane in the last five years.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Mar 2026
Answer published
The following water companies have permitted discharges of treated final effluent into the River Thames:Thames Water Utilities Ltd into the River Thames – 19Southern Water Services – 2Anglian Water Services – 4Albion Water – 1 35 of the most polluting Com...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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