Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8417

Water Companies: Licensing

Tabled: 10 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a water company licence was last revoked; and how many water company licences have been revoked.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Ofwat as the independent regulator monitors the performance of water companies and adherence to the conditions of company licences. Ofwat cannot unilaterally revoke an undertaker's licence but is able to replace an existing undertaker in certain scenarios...

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