Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104632

South West Water: Compensation

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Andrew George

Liberal DemocratSt Ives

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the automatic compensation South West Water has announced for customers affected by Storm Goretti is funded from the company’s profits and reduc

Answer

Emma Hardy
Customers affected by Storm Goretti will receive payments under the Guaranteed Standards Scheme (GSS). These payments come from a company's current operating expenditure and are not paid for through a future increase in customer bills. The standards, outl...

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