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Thames Water

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.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
14 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Apr 2026

    Answer published

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

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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