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Water: Small Businesses

Asked by Suella BravermanReform UKDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 117326

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of administrative and financial processes that small businesses are required to follow by the non-household water retail marke

Answered by Emma Hardy

We ensure the water retail market is operating effectively and acting as a vehicle to support economic growth and reduce burdens for businesses.

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