Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 on behalf of the Prime Minister.
Engagements
- Question
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Thames Water is lurching from crisis to crisis. Last year, it was let off record fines for pumping sewage into rivers by Ofwat. Ofwat is allowed to do that, under rules laid out in the Water Industry Act 1991. Will the Prime Minister consider scrapping those rules, to stop Ofwat letting water companies off the hook?
- Answer
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this deeply concerning matter. We are looking at what more we can do, because this has been of too much concern for too long, and we need to act.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 783 c299
- Session
- 2024-26
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Fines Ofwat Water companies
- Link
- View this Prime Minister's question on hansard.parliament.uk
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- Timestamp
- 2026-03-30 10:18:55 +0100
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