Committee publication · Correspondence · 11 March 2025
Correspondence to the Chief Executive of Natural Resources Wales relating to reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 11 March 2025
From: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Reforming the water sector
Summary
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, conducting a water sector reform inquiry, writes to Natural Resources Wales requesting comprehensive information on its investigations into water companies since 2015. The committee seeks details on open investigations, resource allocation, timelines, and outcomes of concluded investigations to support its scrutiny work.
Key findings
- Committee acknowledges Natural Resources Wales' regular environmental performance reports on water companies have been valuable to its inquiry work
- Committee identifies difficulty accessing up-to-date and detailed information on ongoing investigations into water companies
- Committee seeks complete list of all NRW investigations opened since 2015, including status, timelines, and resource allocation for open cases
- Committee requests outcome details for all concluded investigations to establish historical record
Tone
ProceduralTopics
water-regulationenvironmental-oversightparliamentary-inquiry
Key actors
Alistair Carmichael MP, Clare Pillman, Natural Resources Wales, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Notable line
“It has presented a challenge, however, to access up to date and detailed information on ongoing investigations …”
Key Quotes
“It has presented a challenge, however, to access up to date and detailed information on ongoing investigations, and to track the status and outcomes of historic investigations.”
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