Water Companies: Capital Investment
Commons · Question 107941 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation, published on 19 January 2026, how her Department plans to monito
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 27 Jan 2026
Before 2029, the water industry will deliver a water infrastructure upgrade programme worth £104 billion. Upgrades will include 10 million new smart meters, progressing 9 new reservoirs, and delivering 3,000 storm overflow projects. This will require the ...