Reed: Investors vital for water infrastructure, growth and jobs

The Government has today (10 September 2024) taken further steps to attract billions in private-sector investment into the water sector to rebuild broken water infrastructure and clean up Britain’s rivers, lakes and seas. A roundtable with water investors this afternoon was hosted by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Steve Reed

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Man arrested in Essex in connection with organised waste crime

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A large pile of dumped waste in the Cambridgeshire countryside One man was arrested on 1 August in Harlow, Essex, and a second man was interviewed on 8 August in relation to large-scale, organised fly-tipping across several counties including Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex. In addition, three warrants were executed by Hertfordshire Police. The arrest

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Water (Special Measures) Bill: policy statement

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Steve Reed speech on the Water (Special Measures) Bill

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Location: Thames Rowing Club, London Delivered on: 5 September 2024 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) I’m delighted there’s so many people here from the many, many sectors who have an interest in water. It’s important that we’re all here together from the different sectors because it is only by being together

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Landmark legislation to crack down on bosses for polluting water

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Major legislation to crack down on water bosses polluting Britain’s rivers, lakes and seas is being set out today and includes the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade.  The Water (Special Measures) Bill has been introduced to parliament and will give regulators new powers to take tougher and faster action to crack

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