Water Companies
Commons · Question 56366 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bringing water companies into public ownership on (a) bills and (b) infrastructure investment.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Jun 2025
Independent research commissioned by the Consumer Council for Water found substantial change to the industry and company ownership would not address the main problems experienced. Nationalising a water company would cost billions of pounds, and it would t...