Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 116603
Environment Agency: Fees and Charges
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Environment Agency's decision to introduce charge funded regulation.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency’s (EA) decision to introduce charge-funded regulation is enabled by the Water (Special Measures) Act, which allows the EA to recover the full costs of a broader range of enforcement activities from water companies. This approach is ...
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