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Thames Water

Asked by Barry GardinerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 14 April 2026UIN 123574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the most recent legal advice her Department has been given with regards to initiating a Special Administration procedure for Thames Water.

Answered by Emma Hardy

It is a longstanding principle that Government does not comment on or publish legal advice.

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