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 ...