Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70070
Water Companies: Nationalisation
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Adrian Ramsay
Green Party — Waveney Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Waveney Valley of 21 July 2025, Official Report, col 579, on what evidential basis his Department has estimated the cost of bri
Answer
Emma HardyDefra has estimated that nationalising the water industry would cost approximately £100 billion. This is based on the sector’s Regulatory Capital Value (RCV), which was £99.3 billion in 2024 and £106.7 billion in 2025. It reflects the cost of purchasing e...
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