Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47855

Water Companies: Freedom of Information

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Richard Foord

Liberal DemocratHoniton and Sidmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying water companies as public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra has not made an assessment.