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 DemocratSouth 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 Eagle
Under 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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