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Nationalising the water industry in England would undo years of improvements and risks losing essential funding for the future, according to Water UK Chief Executive Michael Roberts.

MPs have called for a worldwide ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetic products following a report by the Environmental Audit Committee highlighting the damaging impact they can have on the marine environment.

Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Centre for Policy Studies report on the cost of nationalisation.

World Water Week is a key platform for discussions on global water issues. This year's event brings together 200 different companies in over 100 different events. The event is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).

Water companies are playing a key role in ensuring the quality of water around Britain’s coasts remains consistently high

The UK bathing season starts this month and runs until the end of September. For 2014, monitoring data will be assessed using the standards set in the current bathing water directive. This is the last season these standards will be used. From 2015, bathing water quality will be assessed using new, stricter standards.

The Government’s consultation on abstraction licence reform was a useful first step but more work is needed with Defra officials and other key stakeholders to fully understand the impacts of the proposals.

Water re-use systems can use rainwater, or treated water from washing, reducing per capita consumption by up to half. However, even developers of environmentally friendly housing schemes say few homebuyers want to install water re-use systems.