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South Staffordshire Water: Meters

Commons · Question 28733 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2026

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reduction in household water consumption South Staffs Water is required to achieve through universal metering; what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that moving an unmet

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Sep 2026

South Staffs Water's metering programme forms part of its wider demand management activities. Ofwat's PR24 framework sets expectations for demand reduction and monitors delivery against company commitments through its regulatory performance framework.