Question follow-through · 115293

Water Supply: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of funding that will be required to reduce leakage rates to target levels in Buckinghamshire.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of funding that will be required to reduce leakage rates to target levels in Buckinghamshire.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    We expect Ofwat, as the independent economic regulator, to consider the funding required to enable companies to contribute to national leakage reduction targets as part of its Price Review process. Water companies have committed to reducing leakage, on a ...

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