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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the cases in the backlog of water company enforcement cases in England identified by Independent Water Commission as of January 2025 a) have now been resolved and b) are now awaiting a final resolution; and if she will publish a breakdown of what the resolution was for each of the cases in the backlog that have now been resolved.

The Environment Agency has resolved its historic backlog of water company enforcement cases from 2021 and earlier, as recommended by the Independent Water Commission. Case outcomes that result in criminal convictions or civil sanctions, including enforcement undertakings, are published in accordance with the regulator's enforcement and sanctions policy.