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Thames Water

Asked by Charlie MaynardLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 109450

The question

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.

Answered by Emma Hardy

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 sector as a whole is financially resilient.

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