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Thames Water

Commons · Question 4332 · Tabled 4 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 13 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing Thames Water into special administration.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 13 Sep 2024

The Government and Ofwat - the financial regulator for the water sector - are carefully monitoring the situation, and Ofwat continues to engage with Thames Water. The company remains stable, and it would be inappropriate to comment in detail on hypothetic...