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 Democrat — Epsom 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 HardyThere 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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