Question follow-through · 42192

South West Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to review its policy on the private ownership model of South West Water.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to review its policy on the private ownership model of South West Water.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has no intention to nationalise water companies, including South West Water. Such a process would significantly stall much needed investment, leaving sewage pollution only to get worse. Nationalising the water industry would put a huge burd...

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