Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97415

Water: Meters

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim Dickson

LabourDartford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the operation of assessed household charges where a household is unable to have a water meter fitted.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra recognises the importance of fair charges for households that are unable to have a water meter fitted. Currently, water companies have the ability to charge by water meters on a mandatory basis in areas designated as water stressed. Defra is committ...

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