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Rivers: Filton and Bradley Stoke

Asked by Claire HazelgroveLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 2534

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent pollution in local rivers in the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency, including Patchway Brook.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency regularly inspects combined sewer overflows in the Filton and Bradley Stoke area, and is carrying out enforcement work following a serious pollution incident of the Hortham and Patchway Brook. It is also investigating silt pollution in the Hazel Brook, where various potential source sites have been inspected including close examination of site drainage, discharge points and pollution prevention methods.

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