Question follow-through · 117324

Water: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of transparency of pricing information provided by non-household water retailer; and what steps she is taking to ensure that sma

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of transparency of pricing information provided by non-household water retailer; and what steps she is taking to ensure that sma

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The water retail market enables businesses, charities and public sector organisations in England to choose their retailer. This market can help to deliver lower bills and lead to improved services. If customers are not satisfied with the service they rece...

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