Question follow-through · 15842

Water: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish an implementation plan for the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission setting out whether each recommendation (a) has been accepted, rejected and remai

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
3 Jul 2026
Target answer date
9 Jul 2026
Answer
9 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish an implementation plan for the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission setting out whether each recommendation (a) has been accepted, rejected and remai

  2. 9 Jul 2026

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  3. 9 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Work is already underway to support transition arrangements, including the appointment of Professor Dame Julia Black as Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State on Water Reform Transition to inform the strategic design of the new regulator and oversee tra...

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