Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34341

Water Supply: Competition

Tabled: 27 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding consumer choice in the water market for homeowners by offering alternative providers.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Given their inherent nature, many parts of the water and wastewater value chain are subject to natural monopolies where there is limited scope for competition in the market – meaning there is a risk companies will not deliver the services their customers ...

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