| Heading: |
Water Charges: Social Tariffs |
| Question ID: |
1811739 |
| UIN: |
59221 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-11 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5216 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Caroline Voaden
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| Asking Member handle: |
carolinevoaden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@carolinevoaden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofwat on the standardisation of social tariff schemes for water bills. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-17 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4645 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answer text: |
All water companies have a range of measures in place for people who struggle to pay for their water and wastewater services, including social tariffs, WaterSure, payment breaks and holidays, and debt management support. The Government is working with ind... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |