Submitted on Monday 17th February 2025
Rejected on Friday 28th March 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop water companies raising water bills above inflation rate
The government should set a national increase to water bills they underperformed spend bill payers money on share holders this should be stopped and be based on performance only
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about price controls for water are a matter for Ofwat, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Under the Water Industry Act 1991, Ofwat has a statutory duty to make sure that companies are able to finance the proper carrying out of their functions. In setting price controls Ofwat's aim is to allow for a return on capital that is no more than necessary for an efficiently run company to get the funding they need, and that ensures customers only pay for a reasonable level of financing costs.
You can find out more about Ofwat's price controls here:
www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/price-review/
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