Question follow-through · 97740

Water Charges: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce water bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce water bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Bill payers are understandably concerned that bills have risen. For too long, investment has not kept pace with the challenges of an ageing infrastructure system, a rapidly growing population, and climate change. Over the next four years, water companies ...

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