Water Companies: Weather
Commons · Question 5883 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help improve water company preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Jun 2026
Water companies are Category Two Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and legally required to cooperate and share information with Category One Responders. Water companies are also required under the Security and Emergency Measures Directio...