Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6921

Water Companies: Directors

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with Ofwat on the potential merits of (a) employees and (b) bill payers being made members of the Boards of water companies.

Answer

Emma Hardy
On 11 July 2024, the Secretary of State announced consumers will gain new powers to hold water company bosses to account through new customer panels. For the first time in history, customers will have the power to summon board members and hold water execu...

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