Water: this week in Parliament and GOV.UK

Week of Monday 26 October 2026 to Sunday 1 November 2026. Updated automatically every Monday from Policy Radar's archive of official sources; next update Monday 9 November 2026.

This week at a glance

Debates, statements and motions

• Water Regulators' Publication on Water Company Performance

  Written statement, 2 items · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Enabling sustainable data centre growth through responsible water and energy use

  Written statement, 2 items · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• First Minister's Question Time: Storm Damage and Flooding (Largs and Saltcoats)

  Scottish Parliament · Meeting of the Parliament · Tue 27 Oct · parliament.scot

• Jen Roberts and raising awareness of water pollution

  Early day motion · Mon 26 Oct · edm.parliament.uk

Select committees

• Reforming the water sector

  Committee evidence, 2 items · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee · Tue 27 Oct · committees.parliament.uk

Written questions and answers

• Water: Standards

  3 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water Charges

  3 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water: Recycling

  2 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water Companies: Inspections

  2 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water Supply: Trifluoroacetic Acid

  2 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Thames Water: Regulation

  2 written questions and answers · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Agriculture: Water Supply

  Written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water Companies: Prosecutions

  Written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• South Staffordshire Water: Meters

  Written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water Companies: Ownership

  Written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• Water Treatment: Security

  Written answer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

• What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prepare coastal communities for flooding and…

  Written question · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk

And 24 more question topics this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.

GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications

• Regulators publish first joint report on water industry performance, giving the public a clearer picture of company performance

  News · Environment Agency · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Environment Secretary commits to take further action against water bosses over pollution

  News · Defra · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• CAC Outcome: GMB & Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company Limited (2)

  Publication · CAC · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk

• Water industry performance insights: joint regulator report

  Publication · DWI, Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, Ofwat · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Water resources 2025 to 2026: analysis of the water industry's annual water resources performance

  Publication · Environment Agency · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Water and sewerage companies in England: environmental performance report 2025

  Publication · Environment Agency · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Water only companies in England: environmental performance report 2025

  Publication · Environment Agency · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Water resources 2025 to 2026: analysis of the water industry's annual water resources performance

  Publication · Environment Agency · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk

• Product Safety Report: 20,000pcs Runfeng Water Beads (2607-0041)

  Publication · Office for Product Safety and Standards · Mon 26 Oct · gov.uk

How this page is made

Every Monday we search the official items Policy Radar collected in the past week (Monday to Sunday) for these words in the title: water, sewage, ofwat, water companies, drinking water, flooding. Written questions on the same subject are grouped together, and amendments are grouped by bill. Matching on titles is quick but rough: some relevant items will be missing and a few may be off-topic. Each item links to the official page. For water companies, suppliers and environmental groups.