Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72490
Water Companies: Accountability
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered using external bodies with (a) forensic accounting and (b) corporate fraud expertise to support investigations into alleged (i) deliberate misrepo
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) is the enforcement body responsible for investigating illegal pollution and misreporting by water companies.The EA has concluded 83 prosecutions since 2015, securing record fines of over £150 million against water companies. Fu...
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