That this House notes with concern 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 with 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.
Signatories (28)
- Tim Farron Sponsor
- Helen Morgan
- Wera Hobhouse
- Ian Roome
- Alex Brewer
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Adam Dance
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Cameron Thomas
- Liz Jarvis
- Calum Miller
- Clive Jones
- Mr Will Forster
- Dr Roz Savage
- Jim Shannon
- Sarah Dyke
- Freddie van Mierlo
- James MacCleary
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Ben Maguire
- Mr Lee Dillon
- David Chadwick
- Gideon Amos
- Helen Maguire
- Monica Harding
- Munira Wilson
- Richard Foord