Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76212
Water Companies: Fines
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount received from water companies in (a) fines and (b) penalties since the Spending Review 2023; and what steps she has taken to e
Answer
Emma Hardy£109 million in fines and penalties has been applied against water companies since October 2023. This includes the £104.5 million fine issued by Ofwat to Thames Water for breaches of rules relating to the company’s wastewater operations. In June this Gove...
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