That this House is deeply concerned by the news that the Competition and Markets Authority has agreed to allow water companies including Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex, and South East Water to increase bills by an additional 3% on average, compared to the amount agreed by the regulator Ofwat; notes that this comes after the Independent Water Commission’s final report in July 2025 which echoed Liberal Democrat calls for Ofwat to be replaced with a new regulator on account of its failures to regulate water companies for their environmental pollution and financial mismanagement which has ultimately left customers paying more for poorer services; and urges the Government to come forward with a new, stronger regulator to hold water companies to account and implement a single social tariff for water bills to help eliminate water poverty.
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- Tim Farron Sponsor
- Cameron Thomas
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Charlotte Cane
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Jim Shannon
- Wera Hobhouse
- Clive Jones
- Vikki Slade
- Sarah Dyke
- Claire Young
- Caroline Voaden
- David Chadwick
- Steve Darling
- Dr Roz Savage
- Chris Coghlan
- Manuela Perteghella
- Ben Maguire
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Liz Jarvis
- Alex Brewer
- Tom Morrison
- Pippa Heylings
- Mr Will Forster
- Olly Glover
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Helen Maguire
- Edward Morello
- Ian Roome
- Sarah Gibson
- Bobby Dean
- Mr Paul Kohler
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Shockat Adam
- Helen Morgan
- Daisy Cooper
- Josh Babarinde
- Alison Bennett
- Zöe Franklin
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Martin Wrigley
- James MacCleary
- Adrian Ramsay
- Max Wilkinson
- Monica Harding
- Victoria Collins