Question follow-through · 109451
Thames Water: Credit Rating
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
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
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
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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4 Feb 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Sustainable Farming Incentive
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive payments and Capital Grant payments have been paid late in the current financial year.