Written questions

Water: Meters

Commons · Question 27941 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements apply to water companies undertaking compulsory metering in areas designated as seriously water stressed in relation to (a) advance notice, (b) customer consultation,

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Sep 2026

The adequacy of South Staffs Water's metering programme is assessed through the company's statutory Water Resources Management Plan and regulatory oversight arrangements. Defra does not hold a published forecast of household meter installations by local a...