Lords quiz Environment Secretary on water and environmental regulation

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will quiz Emma Reynolds MP,
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on water and environmental regulation during a one-off evidence session on Tuesday 25 November.  

The session will begin at 2pm and can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster.

Also giving evidence will be David Hill, Director General for strategy and water in DEFRA.

Members are expected to ask questions on:

• the expected Government White Paper on water regulation, following the report of the Independent Water Commission;
  
  
• the establishment and priorities of a single water regulator;

• water bills;

• the financial stability of the water sector;

• reducing water demand;

• monitoring of the water environment;

• enabling nature- and catchment-based solutions.

Notes to editors

1. The committee published its report ‘The affluent and the effluent: cleaning up failures in water and sewage regulation.' On 22 March 2023.
   
   The Government responded on the 5 June 2023
   
   The committee held a follow up inquiry into Ofwat and sent a letter to the Government on 18 September 2023.
   
   The Government responded on 13 December 2023.