To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether costs incurred by United Utilities as a consequence of (a) environmental fines, (b) enforcement action and (c) remediation following breaches of environmental permits may be recovered (i) directly and (ii) indirectly through customer bills; and whether safeguards...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether costs incurred by United Utilities as a consequence of (a) environmental fines, (b) enforcement action and (c) remediation following breaches of environmental permits may be recovered (i) directly and (ii) indirectly through customer bills; and whether safeguards...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the projected increase in the average United Utilities household bill between 2024-25 and 2029-30 attributable to (a) enhancement investment, (b) base maintenance expenditure, (c) financing costs, (d) returns to equity investors and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the projected increase in the average United Utilities household bill between 2024-25 and 2029-30 attributable to (a) enhancement investment, (b) base maintenance expenditure, (c) financing costs, (d) returns to equity investors and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has modelled the potential impact on (a) customer bills and (b) infrastructure investment of retaining within the North West water system sums currently used by United Utilities for shareholder distributions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has modelled the potential impact on (a) customer bills and (b) infrastructure investment of retaining within the North West water system sums currently used by United Utilities for shareholder distributions.

Yesterday, I attended an event on fixing the sewage in Lake Windermere. Does the Minister agree that United Utilities needs to address the long-overdue flooding issues at Ulverston before it adds additional pressure to that area of the system?

Yesterday, I attended an event on fixing the sewage in Lake Windermere. Does the Minister agree that United Utilities needs to address the long-overdue flooding issues at Ulverston before it adds additional pressure to that area of the system?

My hon. Friend is quite right that we need to start thinking about flooding and water management in a more holistic way. We are looking at early roll-out of regional planning systems, which means we will start to address the issues of water quality and of flooding and water scarcity in the same area. My hon. Friend is right to hold water companies to account for delivering on the commitments they have made.

My hon. Friend is quite right that we need to start thinking about flooding and water management in a more holistic way. We are looking at early roll-out of regional planning systems, which means we will start to address the issues of water quality and of flooding and water scarcity in the same area. My hon. Friend is right to hold water companies to account for delivering on the commitments they have made.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the financial cost to United Utilities since 2015 arising from (a) court fines, (b) enforcement undertakings, (c) Ofwat penalties and underperformance payments and (d) other regulatory enforcement relating to pollution and sewage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the financial cost to United Utilities since 2015 arising from (a) court fines, (b) enforcement undertakings, (c) Ofwat penalties and underperformance payments and (d) other regulatory enforcement relating to pollution and sewage...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the number of category 1 to 3 pollution incidents alongside the value of dividends distributed by United Utilities for each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the number of category 1 to 3 pollution incidents alongside the value of dividends distributed by United Utilities for each year since 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to measure the proportion of expenditure allowed to United Utilities through the price review process that is (a) committed, (b) contracted and (c) actually spent on infrastructure improvements in each financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to measure the proportion of expenditure allowed to United Utilities through the price review process that is (a) committed, (b) contracted and (c) actually spent on infrastructure improvements in each financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much United Utilities has been required to return to customers as a result of expenditure allowed through previous price control settlements not being delivered; and if she will publish that information by price control period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much United Utilities has been required to return to customers as a result of expenditure allowed through previous price control settlements not being delivered; and if she will publish that information by price control period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to United Utilities customers of treating and distributing water subsequently lost through leakage from the company's network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to United Utilities customers of treating and distributing water subsequently lost through leakage from the company's network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of (a) dividends paid to shareholders by United Utilities and (b) financial penalties, enforcement undertakings and regulatory underperformance payments incurred by that company in each of the last ten...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of (a) dividends paid to shareholders by United Utilities and (b) financial penalties, enforcement undertakings and regulatory underperformance payments incurred by that company in each of the last ten...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made an estimate of the amount spent by United Utilities on (a) servicing debt and (b) maintaining and renewing its water and sewerage infrastructure in each of the last ten financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made an estimate of the amount spent by United Utilities on (a) servicing debt and (b) maintaining and renewing its water and sewerage infrastructure in each of the last ten financial years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent to which increases in United Utilities' financing costs are recoverable from customers through regulated water bills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent to which increases in United Utilities' financing costs are recoverable from customers through regulated water bills.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her department holds on the proportion of United Utilities' (a) water mains and (b) sewer network that is more than (i) 50, (ii) 75 and (iii) 100 years old; and what assessment she has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her department holds on the proportion of United Utilities' (a) water mains and (b) sewer network that is more than (i) 50, (ii) 75 and (iii) 100 years old; and what assessment she has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many kilometres and what percentage of United Utilities' water mains network are scheduled to be replaced in each year from 2025-26 to 2029-30; and how many years it would take to renew the company's existing mains network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many kilometres and what percentage of United Utilities' water mains network are scheduled to be replaced in each year from 2025-26 to 2029-30; and how many years it would take to renew the company's existing mains network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the proportion of revenue collected from United Utilities customers that is used to meet (a) interest payments and (b) other financing costs; and how that proportion has changed in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the proportion of revenue collected from United Utilities customers that is used to meet (a) interest payments and (b) other financing costs; and how that proportion has changed in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made any assessment of the occurrences of sewage spills within the United Utilities water network in 2025 in (a) Stockport constituency (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North-West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made any assessment of the occurrences of sewage spills within the United Utilities water network in 2025 in (a) Stockport constituency (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North-West.

As you will know, Mr Speaker, Southport is a lovely seaside resort and one of the nicest places to visit in the whole of the country, so what recent discussions has the Minister had with United Utilities about reducing sewage discharges, which affect Southport and the wider north-west coast?

As you will know, Mr Speaker, Southport is a lovely seaside resort and one of the nicest places to visit in the whole of the country, so what recent discussions has the Minister had with United Utilities about reducing sewage discharges, which affect Southport and the wider north-west coast?

The Water Minister and I are working closely with water companies across the country, including United Utilities, to drive them to reform their operations and clean up rivers, lakes and seas. Our water White Paper will replace the one-size-fits-all approach with dedicated supervisory teams at every company. UU is investing £50 million to upgrade Southport’s waste water treatment by 2029 to reduce storm overflow spills and improve coastal water quality.

The Water Minister and I are working closely with water companies across the country, including United Utilities, to drive them to reform their operations and clean up rivers, lakes and seas. Our water White Paper will replace the one-size-fits-all approach with dedicated supervisory teams at every company. UU is investing £50 million to upgrade Southport’s waste water treatment by 2029 to reduce storm overflow spills and improve coastal water quality.

I stood on a promise to stop sewage polluting our waterways in Bolton, and under this Labour Government I am delighted that we are turning that pledge into action. Last year alone, 295 days-worth of sewage was dumped into Bolton’s waterways. That is nothing short of a disgrace. I welcome...

I stood on a promise to stop sewage polluting our waterways in Bolton, and under this Labour Government I am delighted that we are turning that pledge into action. Last year alone, 295 days-worth of sewage was dumped into Bolton’s waterways. That is nothing short of a disgrace. I welcome...