Water
(asked on 5th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the (a) white paper and (b) new government bill on water reform.
Answered by
Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 13th January 2026
The White Paper will be published early this year.
These reforms will underpin a new water reform bill to be introduced during this Parliament, setting the foundation for long-term change.