Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 50999
Water Companies: Licensing
Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the conditions on which water companies' licences are renewed where there is repeated (a) pollution or (b) non-compliance.
Answer
Emma HardyWhere companies have failed to meet their statutory or licence obligations, Ofwat have the power to take action through an enforcement order or financial penalty. This Government will continue to work with water sector regulators to hold water companies t...
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