Sewage: Sherwood Forest

About this written question

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Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tabled

5 Mar 2026

Target answer date

9 Mar 2026

Answer

11 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 5 Mar 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; and which rivers and bodies of water were most affected.

2. 9 Mar 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 11 Mar 2026

   Answer published

   In 2024, Severn Trent Water Limited reported 414 sewage spills through storm overflows from their permitted assets (sewage treatment works and combined sewer overflows) in the Sherwood Forest constituency.

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.