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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the report entitled Water industry performance insights: joint regulator report, published on 29 October 2026.

The joint regulator report gives the public a clearer picture of water company performance and where improvement is needed. The upcoming Water Bill is designed to deliver real-world change by strengthening accountability and oversight so poor performance can be identified early and addressed decisively when water company standards fall short.