Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52813

Water Companies: Public Benefit Corporations

Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to force water companies to become public benefit corporations.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...

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