A Bill to make provision to prevent, reduce and regulate agricultural pollution of water.
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The Water (Agricultural Pollution) Bill aims to stop water pollution caused by farming by setting new rules for farming practices and how nutrients and other pollutants are managed. It would require farmers and land managers to follow standards to protect rivers, streams and other water bodies, with enforcement if those rules are not followed.
The bill has completed its first reading in the Commons on 21 October 2024 and is now at the second reading in the House of Commons.
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21 Oct 2024
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
