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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, "MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026", published on 17 April 2026, what was the purpose and specification of the payment to Market Operator Services Ltd, Ref: 2100015052, for Water Efficiency Programme, of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, "MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026", published on 17 April 2026, what was the purpose and specification of the payment to Market Operator Services Ltd, Ref: 2100015052, for Water Efficiency Programme, of...
The £95,000 payment in question was made to Market Operator Services Ltd for the administration of the Water Efficiency Cambridgeshire Fund.
The fund will support non-household customers in the Cambridge Water Resource Zone to reduce water use through practical, innovative, and measurable water savings and efficiency projects.
It is part of the government’s wider Water Efficiency Programme that aims to address water scarcity and support sustainable growth in Greater Cambridge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of MOSL’s administrative overheads on levels of investment in water infrastructure; and whether she has considered changes to ensure that increased funding is directed to frontline services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of MOSL’s administrative overheads on levels of investment in water infrastructure; and whether she has considered changes to ensure that increased funding is directed to frontline services.
Market Operator Services Ltd (MOSL) is the not-for-profit operator of the non-household (business) retail water market. MOSL is funded through market operator charges levied on retailers and wholesalers, rather than through customer bills or capital investment allowances. MOSL costs have no bearing on the levels of investment that Ofwat permits water companies to make in infrastructure.
MOSL is a relatively small organisation in the context of the wider water sector. For 2025-2026, MOSL's annual budget of expenditure is £13.7m, which will be funded through Market Operator (MO) charges. These costs represent a very small proportion of overall expenditure in the water sector; by way of comparison industry total expenditure in the next regulatory period is anticipated to around £20 billion per year. Decisions on infrastructure investment are driven by Ofwat's price review process and water companies' statutory obligations.
A short Commons Library Briefing paper providing an update on the water retail market for non-household customers in England. It includes information on support for business customers during the coronavirus outbreak in each nation.
A short Commons Library Briefing paper providing an update on the water retail market for non-household customers in England. It includes information on support for business customers during the coronavirus outbreak in each nation.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much public funding has been spent on Open Water, and why it has been wound up and the Open Water programme taken over by Ofwat and Market Operating Services Limited.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much public funding has been spent on Open Water, and why it has been wound up and the Open Water programme taken over by Ofwat and Market Operating Services Limited.
Open Water is the programme responsible for the design and delivery of the new retail market. It has not been wound up. It includes the work of Defra, Ofwat, and Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL), which is a private company owned by market participants. MOSL’s precursor, Open Water Markets Limited, is being wound-up, following the transition of the majority of its functions to MOSL.
For further information please see Ofwat’s information notice IN 15/08 (Opening a new retail market for non-household customers – roles, responsibilities and governance for the Open Water programme after May 2015). This is available on Ofwat’s website.
The Open Water programme is funded by contributions from water and sewerage companies. In June 2015, Open Water published an update on the programme budget (Revised budget for implementing the new water and wastewater retail services market in England – the Open Water programme), which is available on Ofwat’s website.