Utilities
Utilities news from UK Parliament.
Government fails to reduce urban rural gap in broadband and mobile
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee highlights continuing divide between urban and rural areas
18 September 2019
Lords debates National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure
Peers consider 2018 government plan
12 April 2019
Lords EU exit regulations: 11 April
Members discuss trade in torture products
12 April 2019
Lords debates local authority services
Members discuss capacity to deliver services to communities
25 January 2019
Lords debates climate change
Peers consider threat of rising temperatures
25 January 2019
Smart meters examined by Committee
Rachel Reeves MP announces public hearing on smart meters
23 November 2018
Lords debates UK economy
Peers discuss nation's finances in light of Budget Statement
14 November 2018
Chief Executive Officers of water companies questioned
Water shortages, leakages, and efficiency considered by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
03 July 2018
Government's consideration of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon investigated
Committees launch joint inquiry into decision-making process for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project
09 May 2018
Committee questions Secretary of State on energy price caps
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines the likely impact of an energy price cap
01 November 2017
Committee examines current safety regulations for electrical goods in the UK
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee hears from electrial safety experts
31 October 2017
MPs to debate energy prices
On 16 March MPs debated and approved a motion in the House of Commons Chamber
09 March 2017
Overhaul to energy network operation called for
Energy and Climate Change Committee publishes report on low carbon energy network infrastructure
17 June 2016
Government needs to cut consumer energy bills through energy efficiency
Energy and Climate Change Committee publishes report on home energy efficiency and demand reduction
12 March 2016
Water regulator must act to secure better deal for customers
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on economic regulation of the water sector
13 January 2016