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Independent Water Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reflect the findings of the Water Commission.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 May 2025
Target answer date
20 May 2025
Answer
21 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reflect the findings of the Water Commission.

  2. 20 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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, as set o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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