Water Companies: Accountability
Commons · Question 123475 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department has assessed the extent to which water companies, as statutory undertakers with statutory monopolies, will fall within the scope of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 13 Apr 2026
The legal framework for the provision of water and sewage services varies significantly across the UK. In England and Wales, services are delivered by private companies (including not-for-profit organisations), whilst in Scotland and Northern Ireland serv...