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South West Water: Compensation

Commons · Question 104632 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the automatic compensation South West Water has announced for customers affected by Storm Goretti is funded from the company’s profits and reduc

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 19 Jan 2026

Customers affected by Storm Goretti will receive payments under the Guaranteed Standards Scheme (GSS). These payments come from a company's current operating expenditure and are not paid for through a future increase in customer bills. The standards, outl...