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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Water Companies: Accountability (12 March 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase accountability in the water sector.

Asked by:
Douglas McAllister (Labour)

Answer

For too long, water companies paid out billions in dividends while pumping sewage into our rivers. This Government is ending that. The Water White Paper creates a single regulator, prevention-focused enforcement, and tougher laws: banning bonuses for failure and ensuring water works for customers, not just shareholders.


Answered by:
Emma Hardy (Labour)
19 March 2026

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