Environment Agency: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 116603 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Environment Agency's decision to introduce charge funded regulation.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 5 Mar 2026
The Environment Agency’s (EA) decision to introduce charge-funded regulation is enabled by the Water (Special Measures) Act, which allows the EA to recover the full costs of a broader range of enforcement activities from water companies. This approach is ...