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Sewage: Waste Disposal

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 116559

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions has the Environment Agency brought on illegal sewage spills by water companies in each year from 2000.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency has brought a total of 611 prosecutions against water companies for offences since 2000.

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