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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 12411, tabled on 31 January 2024

Question

Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat
Richmond Park
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) attendance at and (b) minutes of his meeting with water company executives on 23 January 2024.

Answer

Robbie Moore
Conservative
Keighley
Commons

Answered on

26 February 2024

The Environment Secretary held a roundtable with water company CEOs on 23 January to discuss their performance and necessary improvements. This follows his letter to water companies late last year, calling for increased sewer management to prevent storm overflows.

The roundtable formed part of Defra’s ongoing engagement with the sector and our Plan for Water to drive more investment, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement to hold water companies to account.

Details of external ministerial meetings are published on a quarterly basis.

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