Charlie Maynard MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Thames Water: Credit RatingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Ofwat and (b) Thames Water on the potential merits of issuing penalties to Thames Water for alleged breaches of its license agreement in
Answer: The enforcement of licence conditions is a matter for Ofwat as the independent economic regulator. To remedy its licence breach in losing its investment grade credit ratings in 2024, Ofwat has confirmed it accepted an enforcement undertaking from Thames W...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109450More
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.
Answer: 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...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the reasons for households not obtaining insurance for flooding in spite of being eligible for the Flood Re scheme; and if she will call on Flo
Answer: Flood Re is a joint Government-industry scheme enabling high flood risk households to access affordable insurance. Since launch, Flood Re has supported more than 650,000 households, with 346,000 policies ceded to them in 2024/25. Prior to Flood Re’s ince...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she can disclose how much additional risk the Flood Re scheme is underwriting this year than it was when it launched; and whether she holds any information about the sustainabi
Answer: In its first operational year (2016/17), the Flood Re scheme’s Liability Limit was £2.1 billion and 127,326 policies were ceded to the scheme. By 2024/25, 346,200 policies were ceded and from 1 April 2025, the Liability Limit reset to £3.2 billion for thr...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new properties were covered by FloodRe in the last twelve months.
Answer: In 2024/25, Flood Re provided cover for over 346,000 household policies. Of these, 30% of the policies ceded to Flood Re in the financial year to 31 March 2025 had not previously been ceded to the Scheme. In total, 650,000 properties have benefited since ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties are covered by FloodRe.
Answer: In 2024/25, Flood Re provided cover for over 346,000 household policies. Of these, 30% of the policies ceded to Flood Re in the financial year to 31 March 2025 had not previously been ceded to the Scheme. In total, 650,000 properties have benefited since ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed Thames Water’s current financial position against the statutory criteria for triggering the Special Administration Regime under the Water Industry A
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 19 November 2025 to the hon. Member for Witney, UIN 90065.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ofwat on the adequacy of Thames Water’s compliance with its environmental and financial obligations under its operating licence; and whether Thames Wa
Answer: Special administration is the ultimate enforcement tool in Ofwat’s regulatory toolkit, and as such the bar is set high. In determining whether to apply to the court for a Special Administration Regime, the Secretary of State would have regard to all the r...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUtilities: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that public, environmental and customer interests are considered in future uses of the Special Administration Regime for struggling utilities.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 19 November 2025 to the hon. Member for Witney, UIN 90065.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish guidance setting out how non-financial factors, such as environmental performance or repeated regulatory breaches, will be considered when determining whet
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 19 November 2025 to the hon. Member for Witney, UIN 90063.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of publishing criteria, thresholds and circumstances under which the Water Industry Special Administration Regime may be triggered.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 19 November 2025 to the hon. Member for Witney, UIN 90063.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed Thames Water’s current financial position against the statutory criteria for applying to the High Court for a special administration order.
Answer: The law states that Special Administration can only be initiated if the company becomes insolvent or they are in such serious breach of their principal statutory duties or an enforcement order that it is inappropriate for the company to retain its licence...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ofwat on Thames Water’s compliance with its (a) environmental and (b) financial obligations under its (i) Infrastructure provider project, (ii) water
Answer: The Secretary of State meets regularly with stakeholders including Ofwat to discuss a range of issues.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUtilities: InsolvencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ensure that (a) public, (b) environmental and (c) customer interests are prioritised in the special administration regime for utility providers.
Answer: The purposes of a Special Administration Regime are set out in legislation. In the event of a SAR, it is for the special administrator to manage the affairs of the company so that the company continues to carry out its statutory duties pending rescue (via...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: InsolvencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will publish guidance on how (a) environmental performance, (b) repeated regulatory breaches and (c) other non-financial factors will be considered when determining to appl
Answer: The law states that Special Administration can only be initiated if the company becomes insolvent or they are in such serious breach of their principal statutory duties or an enforcement order that it is inappropriate for the company to retain its licence...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: InsolvencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of publishing the (a) criteria, (b) thresholds and (c) circumstances for making an application to the High Court for a water indust
Answer: The law states that Special Administration can only be initiated if the company becomes insolvent or they are in such serious breach of their principal statutory duties or an enforcement order that it is inappropriate for the company to retain its licence...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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