Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77306
Water Supply
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Question
Dan Aldridge
Labour — Weston-super-Mare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) promote competition and (b) expand consumer choice in the water sector.
Answer
Emma HardyOfwat has a primary duty set out in Section 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991 to carry out its relevant functions in the way it considers best to protect the interests of consumers by, where appropriate, promoting effective competition. There are existing ...
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