Question follow-through · 51265
Water Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a not-for-profit model for water companies in England.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a not-for-profit model for water companies in England.
13 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2025
Answer published
The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Foot and Mouth Disease: Import Controls
16 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his French counterpart on the lack of visible (a) controls and (b) public information at French ports of departure on the risk of foot and mouth dis
Foot and Mouth Disease: Import Controls
16 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure appropriate biosecurity checks are carried out on (a) vehicles and (b) goods arriving from France to prevent the spread of foot and mouth
Sheep: Vaccination
16 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s five-year strategy to improve the (a) availability and (b) continuity of supply of sheep vaccines.
Sheep: Vaccination
16 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his strategy to improve the supply of sheep vaccines will be aligned with broader (a) animal health, (b) animal welfare and (c) land use policy objectives.
Water Supply: South West
16 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a mixed public-private sector ownership model for water service provision in the South West.
Organophosphates: Agriculture
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) analysed and (b) commissioned research on the potential long-term health impacts of organophosphate exposure on agricultural workers since 2014.
Agriculture: Environment Protection
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the budget for nature-friendly farming practices in meeting environmental targets.
Sewage: West Dorset
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sewage discharge into (a) rivers and (b) coastal waters on public health in West Dorset constituency.
Agriculture: Environment Protection
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to increase funding for nature-friendly farming.
Furs: Imports and Sales
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with animal rights groups on the (a) import and (b) sale of fur products.
Small Businesses: Rural Areas
5 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of targeted subsidies for small businesses in rural constituencies.
Animal Products: Import Controls
10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen enforcement of border checks to prevent illegal imports of products of animal origin following recent foot and mouth disease outbreaks