Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87261

Water

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, updated on 29 July 2025, whether she plans to revise the legal framework for the Strateg

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government will respond to the recommendations published in the final report of the Independent Water Commission through a White Paper and a new water reform bill, including reforms to the Strategic Policy Statement. We will bring forward root and bra...

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