Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49453

Water Companies: Competition

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission Ofwat to provide an assessment of the potential impacts of extending competition to the residential retail water market.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Ofwat has a duty to protect the interests of consumers, wherever appropriate, by promoting effective competition and does this through the economic regulation of the sector. As part of the Independent Commission’s call for evidence, the Commission sought ...

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