Northumbrian Water, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Anglian Water and Wessex Water next to be questioned by MPs on their environmental and financial performance

The EFRA Committee is to hold further evidence sessions next week as part of its Reforming the water sector inquiry, quizzing the executives of Northumbrian Water and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water on Tuesday 11 March, and the bosses of Anglian Water and Wessex Water on Wednesday 12 March. 

The MPs’ inquiry has so far seen them question the executives of United Utilities, South West Water, Severn Trent, Southern Water, and Yorkshire Water, on their companies’ financial and environmental performance.

Next week’s evidence sessions will be an opportunity for the Committee to delve in to four more companies’ service delivery and customer satisfaction as well as their pay-out of dividends and executive bonuses and their debt gearing levels.

Companies will be questioned on environmental issues, including specific pollution incidents of sewage discharges.

MPs will also pose questions on Northumbrian Water, Anglian Water and Wessex Water having all contested Ofwat’s PR24 Final Determinations by requesting a review from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

 

Witnesses on Tuesday 11 March in Committee room 6, Palace of Westminster 

At 10am:

  • Heidi Mottram, CEO, Northumbrian Water
  • Andrew Beaver, Senior Regulation Director, Northumbrian Water

At 11am:

  • Peter Perry, CEO, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
  • Samantha James, Interim CFO, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Watch the session live on parliamentlive.tv 

 

Witnesses on Wednesday 12 March in Committee room 6, Palace of Westminster

At 9.30am:

  • Ruth Jefferson, CEO, Wessex Water
  • Andy Pymer, CFO, Wessex Water

At 10.30am:

  • Mark Thurston, CEO, Anglian Water

Watch the session live on parliamentlive.tv 

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