Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85030

Thames Water: Insolvency

Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing Thames Water into special administration.

Answer

Emma Hardy
There is a high bar for the use of a Special Administration Regime (SAR). The current law states that Special Administration can only be initiated if the company becomes insolvent, can no longer fulfil its statutory duties or breaches an enforcement order...

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