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Thames Water

Commons · Question 109450 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the financial stability of Thames Water.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 4 Feb 2026

The water white paper published on the 20 January sets out the Government’s plans to reform the water sector and the wider water system. It will create a new regulator with powers to prevent companies from accumulating unmanageable debts and to ensure the...