United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 193801
Water Companies: Debts
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12 July 2023
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18 July 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle levels of debt in the water industry.
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12 July 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle levels of debt in the water industry.
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18 July 2023
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Water companies are allowed to raise debt to fund the delivery of the services, and it is for companies to decide their finance structure. This is normal practice across all parts of the private sector. Debt levels significantly increased in the 2000s as ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-12/193801
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1652515
- uk · wq-1652515 · source updated 18 July 2023