Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60242

Water Companies: Nationalisation

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered public ownership as a potential outcome under the special administration regime in circumstances where a regulated water company is found to be in

Answer

Emma Hardy
The purposes of a Special Administration Regime (SAR) are set out in legislation. Government stands ready to intervene to ensure the continued provision of vital public services – through the application for a SAR – should this be required. It is for the ...

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