Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120231

Water: Regulation

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the water regulator replacing Ofwat will have prosecution powers.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government has set out its ambition to create a powerful new water regulator, bringing together the relevant functions from the existing regulators (Ofwat, the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency and Natural England) into one new body. Thi...

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