Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70610

Thames Water: Pay

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Helen Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of retention payments issued by Thames Water in each of the last three years.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Under the Water (Special Measures) Act, the Government has given Ofwat new powers to block unjustified payments. The Government will not tolerate any company attempting to circumvent the ban on executive bonuses for poorly performing companies by introduc...

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