Question follow-through · 22243
Water Companies: Dispute Resolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to water companies on handling complaints that had reached the adjudication stage before the withdrawal of the WATRS scheme.
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
- 4 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Beer: Packaging · 7 Sept 2026
- Waste Disposal · 14 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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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 her Department has issued to water companies on handling complaints that had reached the adjudication stage before the withdrawal of the WATRS scheme.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2026
Answer published
All previous complaints that were being handled by the Dispute Resolution Ombudsman on behalf of the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) before the withdrawal of CCW’s adjudication service were progressed to conclusion. Under the new arrangement, if a custom...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Beer: Packaging
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of packaging costs on (a) breweries, (b) pubs and (c) hospitality businesses in Rushcliffe.
Waste Disposal
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to (a) households and (b) businesses on ways to lawfully dispose of waste that is unsuitable for regular weekly collections.