Ofwat
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects Ofwat's replacement to be in place.
Answered by Emma Hardy
The Government will respond to Sir Jon Cunliffe’s recommendations in full via a White Paper, published for consultation this autumn, and a new water reform bill that we will introduce early this Parliament. This Government has confirmed that it will abolish Ofwat and bring water functions from four different regulators into one – a single regulator responsible for the entire water sector. Until the single water regulator is fully established, the existing regulators will continue to carry out their functions and enforcement responsibilities in full.
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