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Water Companies: Nationalisation

Commons · Question 60242 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

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

Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Jun 2025

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 ...