The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will continue its follow-up inquiry on the water industry, Ofwat and the role of the Government by taking evidence from Defra Minister, Rebecca Pow MP from 10.30am tomorrow.
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will continue its follow-up inquiry on the water industry, Ofwat and the role of the Government by taking evidence from Defra Minister, Rebecca Pow MP from 10.30am tomorrow.
The session will cover a range of topics including:
- Ofwat’s special administration process in relation to Thames Water
- The Government’s response to the recent apology and pledge to invest from water companies
- Ofwat’s relationship with the water industry
- Customer bill increases and introducing a single social tariff
- Reducing barriers to nature-based solutions
- Ensuring future water supplies
- New regulations removing the limit on the penalties that the Environment Agency can impose on polluters.
Ahead of the evidence session, Rebecca Pow, wrote to Lord Hollick, Chair of the Industry and Regulators Committee, to confirm that as a result of the Committee’s recent Ofwat report, the Government has laid legislation before Parliament to remove the limit on variable monetary penalties for offences committed by water companies.
The session can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV – click here to access the direct link.
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