Written questions

Water: Small Businesses

Commons · Question 72491 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding streams are available for SMEs offering (a) patented and (b) environmentally beneficial technologies in the water sector.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 15 Sep 2025

There are a number of funding schemes available to innovative companies and SMEs in the water sector. Since 2020, Ofwat’s £600m Innovation Fund has supported 109 projects and facilitated almost 300 collaborations between companies, universities, charities...