PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Water Companies: Fines (4 October 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
Answer
The Water Restoration Fund, which launched in April this year, is reinvesting water company environmental fines and penalties into projects to improve the water environment. A total of £11 million has been made available for local projects in regions where fines and penalties have been issued between April 2022 and October 2023. The application window for the Water Restoration Fund closed on Friday 7th June and we are currently reviewing applications. The Government is committed to restoring and enhancing the water environment in England.
Answered by:
Emma Hardy (Labour)
17 October 2024
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