Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 26174

Water Companies: Accountability

Tabled: 23 January 2025

Answered: 31 January 2025

Question

Liam Conlon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the accountability of water company executives in the Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL].

Answer

Emma Hardy

For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. This Government is determined to ensure that executives have the right incentives to turn the performance of water companies around and agree that...

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