Question follow-through · 84121

Independent Water Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the (a) evidence base and (b) consultation submissions used to inform the findings and recommendations of the final report of the Independent Water Commission, publ

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
23 Oct 2025
Answer
27 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the (a) evidence base and (b) consultation submissions used to inform the findings and recommendations of the final report of the Independent Water Commission, publ

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Independent Water Commission was established to operate independently of Government. It is therefore for the Commission, not the Government, to decide whether to publish the evidence base and consultation submissions that informed its final report. Th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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