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Water: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the transition plan for water regulation.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
18 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the transition plan for water regulation.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As set out in the Government’s White Paper, A New Vision for Water, the transition plan for water reform will be published this year. Work is already underway to support transition arrangements, including the appointment of Professor Dame Julia Black as S...

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