Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56366
Water Companies
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bringing water companies into public ownership on (a) bills and (b) infrastructure investment.
Answer
Emma HardyIndependent research commissioned by the Consumer Council for Water found substantial change to the industry and company ownership would not address the main problems experienced. Nationalising a water company would cost billions of pounds, and it would t...
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