Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127034

Water Companies: South West

Tabled: 14 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase accountability in the water sector in the West of England.

Answer

Emma Hardy

For too long, water companies paid out billions in dividends while pumping sewage into our rivers. This Government is ending that. The Water White Paper creates a single regulator, prevention-focused enforcement, and tougher laws: banning bonuses for fail...

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