Water Bill 2024-25
The Water Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 16 October 2024, and its second reading took place on 28 March 2025. The Library briefing provides an overview of the bill and background information.

Statistics on take up and cost of Government schemes that support businesses and SMEs
Business support schemes - statistics (133 KB , PDF)
The Government runs various schemes to support businesses. This note briefly describes the largest of these schemes and sets out the most recent data showing uptake and cost.
The schemes included in this note:
Start up loans
Enterprise Finance Guarantee
Business Finance Partnership
UK Innovation Investment Fund
Enterprise Capital Funds
Business Angel Co-investment Fund
Aspire for Women in Business success
Funding for Lending scheme
Regional Growth Fund
New Enterprise Allowance
Business support schemes - statistics (133 KB , PDF)
The Water Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 16 October 2024, and its second reading took place on 28 March 2025. The Library briefing provides an overview of the bill and background information.
This briefing sets out information on sewage discharges. It focuses on England. It covers what sewage discharges are, why these happen, legislation and targets, and an overview of progress.
This interactive dashboard allows you to browse data on sewage discharges in England, by constituency, river, and water company.