Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: Whole of Government Accounts, 2021-22Found: Asset Purchase FacilityBank of England Issue DepartmentBritish CouncilBritish Nuclear Fuels LtdBritish Waterways
Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: Whistleblowing portal launched in latest water company crackdownFound: public’s disgust with sewage pollution and know there’s always more that can be done to protect our waterways
Mentions:
1: Matt Rodda (Lab - Reading East) They want to learn more about the experience of the RNLI and about how inland waterways could be made - Speech Link
2: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) Friend the Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda) talked about the importance of water safety on inland waterways - Speech Link
Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic ResilienceFound: community hubs; community events; neighbourhood design; green and blue spaces (such as parks, woodland and waterways
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on (a) preventative measures to stop sewage dumping and (b) improving infrastructure.
Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Secretary of State has regular engagement with water companies to discuss a range of issues including preventative measures to reduce sewage discharges, and improvements to water company infrastructure.
For example, in December 2023, he wrote to all water company Chief Executives, requesting that they improve sewer maintenance programmes over the next twelve months to help prevent storm overflow discharges. This programme will support the stringent targets set out in the government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, which will drive the largest infrastructure programme in water company history of £60 billion over 25 years.
On 11 March, the Government announced the additional fast-tracked investment of £180 million over the next 12 months to help reduce sewage spills. This is expected to prevent more than 8000 sewage spills polluting English waterways.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of infrastructure in preventing sewage releases into rivers.
Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Through the Government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, we have set stringent targets for water companies to reduce the use of storm overflows, driving the largest infrastructure programme in water company history of £60 billion over 25 years. We expect water companies to utilise a natural capital approach, considering carbon reduction and biodiversity net gain, as well as catchment level and nature-based solutions in their planning where possible.
Water company investment in environmental improvements has been scaled up to £7.1 billion over the period 2020 – 25. This includes £3.1 billion invested in storm overflow improvements specifically. Moreover, we expect water companies to use the next five-year Price Review period (2025-2030) to set bold and ambitious plans that deliver for people and the environment.
On 11 March, the Government announced additional fast-tracked investment of £180m over the next 12 months into improving sewer infrastructure. This is expected to prevent more than 8000 sewage spills polluting English waterways.
Mar. 22 2024
Source Page: Thames 'mystery' boat-owner faces costs of nearly £1,400Found: registration fees allow the Environment Agency to manage and maintain more than 600 miles of inland waterways
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: Environmental capacity for industrial clustersFound: of Section 66 Water Resources Act 1991, the Canal & River Trust (CRT), previously known as British Waterways
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: Environmental capacity for industrial clustersFound: of Section 66 Water Resources Act 1991, the Canal & River Trust (CRT), previously known as British Waterways
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: Self-driving delivery boats to benefit from £1.8 million future transport fundFound: help tackle universal challenges like station overcrowding or road congestion by using our historic waterways