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1141965

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Sewage: Rivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of sewage discharges on water quality in rivers.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	John Grogan
	uin	912191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Last year, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that there had been good progress in meeting water quality targets. Since 1995, investment in sewage treatment has achieved a 61% reduction in the amount of phosphorus and a 72% reduction in the amount of ammonia discharged to rivers. We will continue to work with the water companies.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/07/2019 16:19:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	382 label Biography information for John Grogan

773168

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Sewage: Rivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that water companies set long-term wastewater plans to prevent sewage polluting rivers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	108460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Pollution caused by sewage is mainly addressed through the implementation of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations which set standards for the collection and treatment of sewage. Since privatisation, around £25 billion has been invested to reduce pollution from sewage, covering improvements in sewage treatment and reducing sewer overflows. In England, between 2015 and 2020, water companies are investing over £3 billion to improve their sewerage infrastructure, guided by the requirements of the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s strategic policy statement to Ofwat, the economic regulator, makes it clear that we expect it to challenge water and sewerage companies to improve planning and investment to meet the wastewater needs of current and future customers and to protect the environment. Ofwat’s draft methodology for the 2019 price review encourages companies to discuss with customers and to bring forward well developed, long-term wastewater plans to support their business plans and steer investment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the 21<sup>st</sup> Century Drainage Programme led by the industry body Water UK is working to support the development of resilient and affordable sewerage and drainage systems for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/10/2017 16:19:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

968207

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Sewage: Rivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of sewage and waste water entering rivers and streams from misconnected water and sewage pipes.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	170839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Water companies, the Environment Agency and local authorities are working to address misconnections and raise awareness with householders, the building trade and other professionals. This is being targeted by the ConnectRight campaign and the trade accreditation scheme, WaterSafe.</p><p> </p><p>This work is being coordinated by the National Misconnections Strategy Group, which in addition to the organisations named above includes Defra and the Consumer Council for Water. The group has also developed good practice for the industry, as well as looking at measures to limit misconnections being made in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>Further work to limit and reduce misconnections is also being planned as part of the planning for the next water company investment round in the period 2020-2025 to maintain a resilient wastewater and drainage system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/09/2018 10:36:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord