Question follow-through · 129793

Water Companies: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128631, how many of the 5 prosecutions related to offences which took place after 27 March 2020 were for sewage discharge offences.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
30 Apr 2026
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  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128631, how many of the 5 prosecutions related to offences which took place after 27 March 2020 were for sewage discharge offences.

  2. 30 Apr 2026

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