United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 140300
River Mersey: Pollution
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19 January 2021
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28 January 2021 · Answer
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28 January 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to remedy metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey catchment that result from industry and urban development.
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19 January 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to remedy metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey catchment that result from industry and urban development.
Source: Commons
28 January 2021
Answer
There are currently no plans in place to remediate existing metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey Catchment. The Environment Agency (EA) does however have powers to limit pollution from heavy metals and uses these powers to prevent heav...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-19/140300
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1278093
- uk · wq-1278093 · source updated 28 January 2021