Yorkshire Water: Fines
Commons · Question 7221 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to Yorkshire Water in the past five years; how many of these fines have been cancelled and the reasons for their cancellation; and what steps her Depart
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Jun 2026
Since 2021, the Environment Agency has imposed six fines on Yorkshire Water totalling over £3.5 million, with no record of any fines or penalties being issued and cancelled. The cost burden for water company fines is borne by their shareholders, not by cu...