Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Debate

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Philip Hollobone

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Ministerial Corrections

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Monday 16th January 2023

(1 year, 3 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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The following are extracts from Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions on 12 January 2023.
Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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May I welcome the massive and unprecedented increase in the monitoring of illegal sewage discharges, and in particular the welcome steps taken by some water companies for live monitoring so that people can see in real time where sewage is being put into our rivers illegally?

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That is yet another measure that has been put in place. There is a requirement now for water companies to report all discharges from storm sewage overflows with dates and deadlines, but some water companies have gone over and above. They already have that in place and some companies, in particular around the coast, are reporting annually.

[Official Report, 12 January 2023, Vol. 725, c. 686.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Rebecca Pow).

An error has been identified in my response to my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone).

The correct response should have been:

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