Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps she is taking to help reduce water bills.”
Tabled: 29 January 2026Answered: 5 February 2026
Asked by
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond Park
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)
People have every right to be frustrated about bill rises—years of neglect and under-investment have left our water infrastructure crumbling, and those increases now show the cost of putting that right. This Government are focused on tackling the cost of living, preventing those huge bill increases from ever happening again by fundamentally changing the system, and protecting the most vulnerable by strengthening schemes such as the guaranteed service standards and WaterSure.