A Bill to make provision about the monitoring of water quality; to set a target for the reduction of sewage discharges; to provide for financial penalties in relation to sewage discharges and breaches of monitoring requirements; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for the reduction of sewage discharges from storm overflows, including an economic impact assessment; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)
3 November 2023
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The Water Quality (Sewage Discharge) Bill would require stronger monitoring of water quality and set a target to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows. It also introduces financial penalties for discharges and for failing to meet monitoring requirements, and obliges the government to publish a strategy to cut storm overflow discharges, including an economic impact assessment.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. After this stage it would proceed to committee and further stages if it progresses.
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22 Mar 2023
21 Apr 2023
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
