Early day motion · EDM 2405 · 1 Dec 2025

Sewage discharge in the Severn and Avon

Tabled by Cameron Thomas (Independent) 19 signatures

The motion

That this House notes the ongoing sewage discharge into the Rivers Avon and Severn; expresses alarm at data showing 2024 recorded the highest ever number of hours of sewage released into local waterways that feed into the Avon; recognises the need for increased development to be matched by investment into sewage treatment facilities; further expresses concern at water companies like Severn Trent delaying these major upgrades; calls on the Government to move with urgency to set up a new, stronger water regulator to hold water companies to account; and further calls on the Government to mandate water companies to publish the volume and concentration of discharge from all emergency overflows.