Question follow-through · 21227
Water: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has been given by (a) her department and (b) Ofwat, on whether hosepipe bans apply to those on social water tariffs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has been given by (a) her department and (b) Ofwat, on whether hosepipe bans apply to those on social water tariffs.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Social water tariffs are affordability schemes that provide discounted water bills for eligible customers and do not automatically exempt customers from hosepipe bans. Decisions on temporary use bans, including any exemptions, are made by water companies ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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