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Water Companies: Regulation

Asked by Barry GardinerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7977

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the inclusion of Recommendation 46 of the Independent Water Commission in full in the Water White Paper.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Our White Paper commits to taking forward Recommendation 46 of the IWC. We will make it easier for a company’s owners to change their ownership model, by ensuring the new regulator has a transparent process to assess whether an ownership change should go ahead.

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