The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee is continuing its inquiry into the relationship between regulators and economic growth by hearing from industry leaders tomorrow, including the CEO of Anglian Water.
The session will begin at 10am on Tuesday 13 January 2026 and can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster.
The Committee will hear from Annie Conde, Chief of Staff, Hoxton Farms and Mark Thurston, CEO, Anglian Water.
Members are expected to ask questions on:
- relationships with regulators;
- burdens and benefits of regulation;
- how regulators can support innovation and growth;
- the Government’s role in encouraging regulators to accept more risk;
- the Government’s Action Plan and update, and the renewed focus on regulators’ growth duty;
- regulatory fast lanes and sandboxes;
- the administrative burden of regulation;
- regulatory mergers;
- assessing regulatory performance.
The Committee has published its call for evidence for the inquiry - deadline for submissions is Friday 16 January 2026.
Click here to access the complete list of questions, plus details how to submit evidence.
Click here to watch the evidence session live or catch up later on ParliamentLive TV