Question follow-through · 66767

Water Companies: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the impact of the increased water regulation budget on water company compliance by the end of the regulatory period.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
17 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the impact of the increased water regulation budget on water company compliance by the end of the regulatory period.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    This Government has been clear there is no excuse for poor performance, and we will not look the other way while companies routinely fail to meet agreed standards. Water companies must take seriously their role in meeting the public and regulators expecta...

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