Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 17 June 2025.
Emma Lewell
Labour, South Shields
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Ofwat’s recent enforcement package on Northumbrian Water was in respect of overflows from sewage works in South Shields Constituency.
Emma Hardy
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ofwat recently concluded its investigation into Northumbrian Water securing an enforcement package of £15.7 million, including £2 million allocated to further reduce spills at specific overflows.
Ofwat does not hold post code specific data on sewage overflows, however South Shields was included in their investigation and factored into subsequent enforcement: OFF-SEN-25-06-04-Northumbrian-Water-final-decision-document.pdf.
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