Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90298
Water Companies
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 27 November 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of (a) co-operative and (b) mutual forms of ownership in the water industry.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Independent Water Commission’s (IWC) final report in July found that there is no clear relationship between water company ownership models and outcomes. The commission states that ‘With regard to alternative not-for-profit, or similar models that migh...
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