United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 53348
Water Companies: Pollution
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21 September 2022
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11 October 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of the fines mechanism for reducing sewage discharge by water companies.
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21 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of the fines mechanism for reducing sewage discharge by water companies.
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11 October 2022
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Ofwat and the Environment Agency can take enforcement action when a water company is in breach of its statutory duties and licence obligations. The Environment Agency can pursue criminal prosecution for which there can be unlimited fines. Since 2015, the ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-21/53348
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1507266
- uk · wq-1507266 · source updated 11 October 2022