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...