Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61413
Thames Water: Nationalisation
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of nationalising Thames Water.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government has no plans to nationalise Thames Water or any other water company. It would cost billions of pounds and take years to unpick the current ownership model, slowing down our reforms and only worsening sewage pollution. However, this Governme...
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