That this House notes with grave concern the 450,000 sewage discharges from storm overflows recorded in England during 2024; further notes with alarm the 512 sewage discharges into waterbodies in Newbury from just eight storm overflows, lasting 8,981 hours in total; expresses particular concern about these discharges affecting Newbury's internationally significant chalk streams, which require special environmental protection; condemns the Government's continued failure to take decisive action to stop water companies from dumping raw sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas; and calls on the Government to introduce mandatory monitoring of all sewage outlets, legally binding targets to reduce sewage discharges, and proper enforcement of existing regulations.
Signatories (28)
- Mr Lee Dillon Sponsor
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Adam Dance
- Helen Maguire
- Tom Gordon
- Gideon Amos
- Liz Jarvis
- Jim Shannon
- Edward Morello
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Clive Jones
- Ian Roome
- Wera Hobhouse
- Dr Roz Savage
- Sarah Dyke
- Ellie Chowns
- Lisa Smart
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Jamie Stone
- Jon Trickett
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Charlotte Cane
- Martin Wrigley
- Christine Jardine
- John McDonnell
- Siân Berry
- Adrian Ramsay