Question follow-through · 70070
Water Companies: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Waveney Valley of 21 July 2025, Official Report, col 579, on what evidential basis his Department has estimated the cost of bri
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 104 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Waveney Valley of 21 July 2025, Official Report, col 579, on what evidential basis his Department has estimated the cost of bri
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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3 Nov 2025
Answer published
Defra has estimated that nationalising the water industry would cost approximately £100 billion. This is based on the sector’s Regulatory Capital Value (RCV), which was £99.3 billion in 2024 and £106.7 billion in 2025. It reflects the cost of purchasing e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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