A question on #WaterCompanies #FreedomOfInformation tabled by Richard Foord on 24-04-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Water Companies: Freedom of Information
Question ID: 1796944
UIN: 47855
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-24
Asking Member ID: 4942
Asking Member display name: Richard Foord
Asking Member handle: richardfoordld
Asking Member Twitter reference: @richardfoordld
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of classifying water companies as public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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Date answered: 2025-05-01
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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: Defra has not made an assessment.
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true