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Thames Water: Standards

Commons · Question 92465 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Nov 2025

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Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ofwat on the adequacy of Thames Water’s compliance with its environmental and financial obligations under its operating licence; and whether Thames Wa

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Nov 2025

Special administration is the ultimate enforcement tool in Ofwat’s regulatory toolkit, and as such the bar is set high. In determining whether to apply to the court for a Special Administration Regime, the Secretary of State would have regard to all the r...