Water Sector Reform: Consultation

Part of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – in the House of Commons at on 8 May 2025.

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Photo of Steve Reed Steve Reed The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The previous Government cut resources for regulation in half, and that is one of the ways water companies were able to get away with so much pollution. We have changed the law to allow regulators to recover prosecution costs so that they can carry out further prosecutions and stop those who have been polluting our waterways.