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Water Companies: Fines

Asked by Iqbal MohamedIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 118408

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A new vision for water, updated 19 February 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delaying fi

Answered by Emma Hardy

Payment of fines is ultimately a matter for the regulator.

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