Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15843

Water: Regulation

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Alison Griffiths

Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable she has set for introducing primary legislation to reform the regulation of the water sector; and whether she plans to publish (i) draft clauses and (ii) a policy paper

Answer

Emma Hardy

Work is already underway to support transition arrangements, including the appointment of Professor Dame Julia Black as Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State on Water Reform Transition to inform the strategic design of the new regulator and oversee tra...

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