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Commons Chamber
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
Committee of the whole House - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) acidification, as well as on regenerative farming, reducing pesticides, and protecting soil health, so that rivers - Speech Link
2: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) done, but crucially, it is up to us to decide how much plastic flows into the oceans through our rivers - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Consideration of Lords amendments - Thu 13 Nov 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None Four main rivers feed into Poole harbour in my constituency, and the catchment is home to a number of - Speech Link
2: Kit Malthouse (Con - North West Hampshire) ”, which signposted where those rivers were. - Speech Link
3: Terry Jermy (Lab - South West Norfolk) Other chalk streams and rivers in my constituency include the Rivers Wissey and Little Ouse and their - Speech Link
4: Steff Aquarone (LD - North Norfolk) I also heard of the challenges, from construction silt run-off to sewage discharges. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 13 Nov 2025
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Polly Billington (Lab - East Thanet) A few days later, we also had huge sewage dumps in the seas around my constituency, leaving beaches in - Speech Link
2: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) Friend’s concern about the state of not just the seas, but our rivers and lakes, and the terrible legacy - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 13 Nov 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) We are determined to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas to deliver better outcomes for consumers and - Speech Link
2: Alan Strickland (Lab - Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor) What will this Government do to make it quicker and easier to fine the companies polluting our rivers - Speech Link
3: Edward Morello (LD - West Dorset) In West Dorset, overloaded sewers and outdated infrastructure cause repeated sewage spills. - Speech Link
4: Bayo Alaba (Lab - Southend East and Rochford) After 14 years of water bosses profiting while sewage has spilled into our waterways, this Government - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 12 Nov 2025
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) fatbergs in our sewers, put millions of pounds on our water bills for all our constituents and pollute rivers - Speech Link
2: Keir Starmer (Lab - Holborn and St Pancras) The public are right to be furious about how the last Government allowed sewage to pour into our lakes - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025 - Mon 10 Nov 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) This is not going to solve the sewage problem; that is terribly clear.What does that sewage problem mean - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) They also litter the banks of our rivers and streams, and cause huge pollution on our seashores.I am - Speech Link
3: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Water UK tells us that 93% of sewage blockages are caused by wet wipes, costing around £100 million per - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
River Pollution - Mon 10 Nov 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to tackle river pollution from sources other than sewage - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, cleaning up our rivers is a top priority. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) Clearly, it is important that we do not have litter blowing into our rivers, causing further damage and - Speech Link
4: Lord Roborough (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Bill all offer the potential for the mobilisation of greater private capital in dealing with non-sewage - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025 - Mon 03 Nov 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Neil Hudson (Con - Epping Forest) plastic, which were quite rightly identified as a significant contributor to plastic pollution in rivers - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) I also thank the Marine Conservation Society and Surfers Against Sewage. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) incredibly concerned about the environmental harm caused by single-use wet wipes, which block our sewage - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Wet Wipes: Plastic Ban - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) Alliance; Water UK, which brings together all the water companies in the country; and Surfers Against Sewage - Speech Link
2: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) First, microplastics from wet wipes pollute our rivers, lakes and oceans. - Speech Link
3: Fleur Anderson (Lab - Putney) up our rivers, and not having to spend so much money coming out to clear up the blockages. - Speech Link
4: Bayo Alaba (Lab - Southend East and Rochford) We must ensure that our rivers, seas and beaches remain clean and safe for generations to come. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Report stage: Part 2 - Mon 27 Oct 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Grender (LD - Life peer) collected data through freedom of information requests, which revealed that one in 10 chalk stream sewage - Speech Link
2: Earl of Caithness (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Committee.My noble friend Lord Roborough was absolutely right when he said in Committee that all rivers - Speech Link
3: None On time-bound commitments to address hundreds of small sewage works in chalk streams that do not remove - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) called the Flood Forecasting Centre, which forecasts all natural forms of flooding, including from rivers - Speech Link