Question follow-through · 124437
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, since 27 March 2020, how many offences relating to discharge of sewage from a water company asset have the Environment Agency prosecuted.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 15 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions · 16 Apr 2026
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- Water Companies: Prosecutions · 16 Apr 2026
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- Thames Water · 22 Apr 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, since 27 March 2020, how many offences relating to discharge of sewage from a water company asset have the Environment Agency prosecuted.
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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15 Apr 2026
Answer published
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21 Apr 2026
Answer corrected
Since 27 March 2020, there have been 37 completed prosecutions against Water and Sewerage Companies. A water quality prosecution is any criminal proceedings relating to a failure to properly manage water or sewage treatment.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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