Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81077
Floods: Compensation
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on compensation for farmers for (a) crop loss, (b) soil compaction and (c) business interruption caused by (i) leaks and (ii) repair works on wa
Answer
Dame Angela EagleUnder the Water Industry Act 1991, Section 181, Ofwat has powers to determine particular customer disputes about how companies go about undertaking work on their assets in private land. Ofwat can determine compensation of up to £5,000 in relation to:failu...
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