Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118407
Water: Regulation
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent — Dewsbury and Batley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the proposed new water regulator will cost; who will pay these costs; and what assessment she has made of the potential for these costs to be passed onto consumers in the form
Answer
Emma HardyAcross all our reforms the goal is to deliver our key outcomes – environment, customers, investability – in the most effective and efficient way possible to ensure lasting value.