Written questions

Thames Water: Billing

Commons · Question 3925 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed increases to water bills by Thames Water in the period to 2030 on households in relative poverty.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 12 Sep 2024

We understand the financial pressures hardworking families are currently facing, especially as many people have been impacted by cost-of-living challenges. Firmer action should have been taken over the last fourteen years to ensure money was spent on fixi...