Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the performance of Welsh Water as a mutually owned water company compared with shareholder-owned water companies in England.

Water is a devolved area, and Welsh Water’s performance is a matter for the Welsh Government.

Water company performance is assessed and reported on annually in reports from Ofwat, the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Drinking Water Inspectorate.