Question follow-through · 13920

Rivers: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing the measures in the Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
1 Jul 2026
Answer
2 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing the measures in the Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill.

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to the protection and restoration of our cherished chalk streams. We are already taking action to hold water companies and other polluters to account through the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 and water companies are requir...

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