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Water: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 December 2024UIN 14614

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Northern Ireland Water on water quality in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Water is a devolved policy area and so engagement with Northern Ireland Water is a matter for Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

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