A Bill to confer powers on and place duties on the Environment Agency in respect of the monitoring of water quality; to make provision about environmental permits for water discharge activities; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Richard FoordLiberal Democrat
21 February 2024
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This Bill would give the Environment Agency new powers and duties to monitor water quality. It would set out how environmental permits should work for activities that discharge water into the environment. The overall aim is to improve protection of rivers, lakes and groundwater by strengthening monitoring and permitting processes.
The Bill is at its very early stage in Parliament—First Reading in the Commons (11 December 2023). No detailed debates or committee work have taken place yet.
Generated 21 February 2026
11 Dec 2023
This Bill was withdrawn by the Member concerned on Tuesday 20 February and will not proceed any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
