Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48444

Water Charges

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing compulsory water metering of homes paying water bills based on rateable value.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Currently, individual water companies decide the best way to manage water demand issues, including their approach to metering. However, to inform their decisions, Defra issues guiding principles that set out our priorities, including our expectations of w...
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