Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34000
Water Companies: Nationalisation
Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of nationalising the water industry.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Secretary of State has been clear the Government has no intention to nationalise water companies. Nationalising a water company would cost billions of pounds, and it would take years to unpick the current ownership model, during which time underinvest...
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