A question on #Sewage #NewcastleUponTyneEastAndWallsend tabled by Mary Glindon on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Sewage: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Question ID: 1812950
UIN: 60021
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 4126
Asking Member display name: Mary Glindon
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mary Glindon
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the (a) number and (b) duration of sewage discharges into waterways in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
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Date answered: 2025-06-19
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4645
Answering Member display name: Emma Hardy
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Emma Hardy
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Answer text: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. The Government remains committed to reducing both the frequency and duration of storm overflow spills, in line with the Storm Overflows Discharge ...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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