United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 56366
Water Companies
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2 June 2025
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10 June 2025 · Answer
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10 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bringing water companies into public ownership on (a) bills and (b) infrastructure investment.
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2 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of bringing water companies into public ownership on (a) bills and (b) infrastructure investment.
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10 June 2025
Answer
Independent research commissioned by the Consumer Council for Water found substantial change to the industry and company ownership would not address the main problems experienced. Nationalising a water company would cost billions of pounds, and it would t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-02/56366
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1808139
- uk · wq-1808139 · source updated 10 June 2025