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Water Companies

Asked by Iqbal MohamedIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 118405

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake an updated feasibility review of all the different ownership models relating to the provision of water in the United Kingdom.

Answered by Emma Hardy

There are several different ownership models in the companies providing water in the United Kingdom.

Where a company requests to transition to a new ownership model, we have committed in the White Paper that the regulator will develop a transparent process. This process will assess whether the change should go ahead and ensure customer interests are properly reflected in the decision.

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