Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114119

Thames Water: Debts

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a letter of comfort or other formal assurance has been given to allow Thames Water to issue debt to finance South East Strategic Reservoir Option.

Answer

Emma Hardy

No letter of comfort or formal assurance has been provided by Defra to Thames Water on the financing of the White Horse Reservoir (formerly SESRO).