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
Conservative — North 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 HardyOfwat 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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