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UNITED UTILITIES LOGORAPID has agreed a request from United Utilities to change the Gate Three date for its North West Transfer Strategic Resource Option (NWT SRO) from March 2025 to December 2026.

CMA LogoAhead of the announcement of Ofwat’s PR24 Final Determinations for the water companies on 19th December, the Competition and Markets Authority yesterday published new rules and guidance on the redeterminations process.

wicslogoThe Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has published its 2023-24 Annual Report and Accounts which is accompanied by a Section 22 report from the Auditor General.

Houses of ParliamentThe House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today launched a new inquiry to examine flood resilience in England as homes and businesses recover from more flooding misery in recent weeks.

HOUSE OF COMMONS Parliamentlive TVThe Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has today launched an inquiry on the future of farming - the inquiry will examine the policies driving one of the agricultural sector’s most significant periods of change in years.

PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMERPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged to fasttrack the sign-off of 150 Development Consent Orders (DCOs) for infrastructure during this parliament in his ‘Plan for Change’ speech delivered today at Pinewood Studios.

MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONCables, flood defences and saltmarsh restoration all feature in the latest Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Licensing Team cases.

OFWAT LOGOOfwat has launched a new consultation on its proposed revised approach to water and wastewater company mergers under the special merger regime set out in the Water Industry Act 1991 and its proposed updated statement of methods for the assessment of mergers.

Countryside -unsplashThe House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has revived the inquiry into the role of natural capital in the green economy launched ahead of the General Election by the predecessor EAC.

ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP INFRASTRUCTUREMike Reader MP (Labour, Northampton South) was confirmed as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI) at an Inaugural General Meeting that took place Thursday, 27 November at Portcullis House, Westminster, London.

SEVERN TRENT POLLUTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE BROOKSevern Trent has agreed to pay £600,000 to the Trent Rivers Trust following a pollution incident - the payment follows the Environment Agency's investigation into the pollution of a Leicestershire brook by the water company.

TREASURY NAMEPLATENational Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has written to the Treasury to set out the input which the Commission will provide to support and inform the development of the government’s ten-year infrastructure strategy.

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