Water Companies: Mutual Societies

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of whether Ofwat's regulatory framework is sufficiently flexible to accommodate mutually owned water companies.

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1. 9 October 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of whether Ofwat's regulatory framework is sufficiently flexible to accommodate mutually owned water companies.

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2. 19 October 2026

   Answer

   We committed in the White Paper to make it easier for companies to change ownership model where they wish to do so, including to not-for-profit or mutual models. If a company’s owners propose changes to their ownership model, the new regulator will assess...

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