Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 37039

Water Companies: Enforcement

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Ofwat to ensure water companies comply with the terms of their permits.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency's (EA) annual water company inspections have intensified, with 4,000 planned for the end of March 2025 already completed, and a further 10,000 inspections in 2025/26. The evidence they gather will inform future annual performance as...

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