Energy and Water: Nationalisation
2026-06-11 · Treasury · 9338 · Official question
Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of nationalisation of (a) the water industry and (b) energy utility companies.
Answer
DEFRA has estimated the cost of nationalising the water industry. This is set out in a technical note that can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationalising-the-water-sector-how-we-assessed-the-cost/nationalising-the-water-sector...