Question follow-through · 7221
Yorkshire Water: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to Yorkshire Water in the past five years; how many of these fines have been cancelled and the reasons for their cancellation; and what steps her Depart
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to Yorkshire Water in the past five years; how many of these fines have been cancelled and the reasons for their cancellation; and what steps her Depart
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jun 2026
Answer published
Since 2021, the Environment Agency has imposed six fines on Yorkshire Water totalling over £3.5 million, with no record of any fines or penalties being issued and cancelled. The cost burden for water company fines is borne by their shareholders, not by cu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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