Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what individuals or organisations from central, regional and local government, as well as wider academia, business and civil society, are represented on the Public Control Taskforce for water.

The Public Control Taskforce is staffed by officials within the Office for the Prime Minister & Cabinet, and is being driven forward by the First Secretary of State, Louise Haigh. The Public Control Taskforce works in close partnership with relevant departments, including Defra on water, as well as regional and local partners. The Taskforce is committed to hearing from a diverse range of viewpoints, and, working with departments, is engaging a wide range of individuals and organisations across academia, business and civil society, to understand their different perspectives. In line with Government transparency requirements, certain Senior Civil Servants at SCS2 grade and above (including Directors General and Permanent Secretaries), and Ministers, where applicable, publish declarations of meetings held with external organisations and individuals on a quarterly basis.