Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33338

Thames Water: Finance

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has put a contingency plan in place in the event that Thames Water becomes financially unsustainable.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government and Ofwat – the financial regulator for the water sector – are carefully monitoring the situation with Thames Water, and Ofwat continues to engage with Thames Water to support it in improving its resilience within the context of its licence...
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