Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

What steps she is taking to reform the water sector.

Tabled: 5 November 2025Answered: 13 November 2025

Asked by

Alan Strickland

LabourNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds)

The Government will publish a White Paper later this year outlining our vision for the future of the water sector, making the most fundamental reform of our water system in a generation. We are determined to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas to deliver better outcomes for consumers and the environment.