Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 900149

Water Companies: Regulation

Tabled: 21 May 2026
Answered: 4 June 2026
Named Day

Question

Iqbal Mohamed

IndependentDewsbury and Batley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework governing water companies.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The existing regulatory system has been exploited time and time again. We are putting this right through our Clean Water Bill. We will create a single, powerful regulator with sharper oversight and clearer powers, so water companies are properly held to a...

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