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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish annual league tables of the performance of water companies in tackling leakage.

Water company performance data is already published annually on the Discover Water website at www.discoverwater.co.uk, including leakage, and companies provide data to the Environment Agency on water losses.

Our 2018 Water Conservation Report sets an ambitious target of 50% reduction in leakage by 2050, endorsing the industry’s existing commitment to this reduction. We will continue to hold the water industry to account on this and to support measures taken to reduce leakage.