Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4574
Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings
Tabled: 6 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024
Question
Amanda Martin
Labour — Portsmouth North
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enable criminal charges to be brought against water company executives who persistently break the law.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Water (Special Measures) Bill delivers on the Government’s commitment to bring criminal charges against persistent lawbreakers. Through the Bill, the maximum penalty for obstruction of investigations by the regulators will be strengthened to include i...
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