Written questions

Water Companies: Pay

Commons · Question 2071 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Water Company Executive Members do not have salaries and bonuses subsidised by parent companies.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 May 2026

The Government is strengthening transparency and accountability in the water sector. Ofwat recently consulted on tightening executive remuneration reporting requirements. Companies are now required to publicly report the total remuneration received by eac...