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Water Companies: Insolvency

Commons · Question 50998 · Tabled 8 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that costs incurred by the Government for water companies entering special administration are recovered from that company's creditors.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 May 2025

Ministers and officials have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, and representatives, on various issues, including issues related to the water sector in England. As part of our Plan for Change, we have delivered on our promise to put water c...