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Utilities: Insolvency

Commons · Question 90065 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ensure that (a) public, (b) environmental and (c) customer interests are prioritised in the special administration regime for utility providers.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 19 Nov 2025

The purposes of a Special Administration Regime are set out in legislation. In the event of a SAR, it is for the special administrator to manage the affairs of the company so that the company continues to carry out its statutory duties pending rescue (via...