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Lord Redwood (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 September 2026

Debate

UK Water Companies: Chinese Financial Influence

Contribution

My Lords, given the very big capital requirements that the Minister has rightly identified, and the need to pay compensation to existing shareholders if the Government wanted to buy it out, is it not the case that the country cannot afford nationalisation of the water industry?

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