Question follow-through · 19127

Water Companies: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that water companies communicate effectively with consumers during maintenance work projects.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
2 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that water companies communicate effectively with consumers during maintenance work projects.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Sept 2026

    Answer published

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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