Petition · past parliament

Nationalise Water Companies for the future benefit of generations to come.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Take back all water supplies into public ownership.
The water industry has taken £72 billion from households and businesses, yet all our rivers are unfit, and polluted. Our beaches are surrounded by sewage-contaminated water due to effluent being discharged. Water companies operate to create profit for shareholders, not to benefit the people. Standards are appalling. We, the people, need one national company owned by the nation to implement a standardised policy to clean our rivers and seas and to provide safe water for everyone.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We currently have the following petition open which you might like to sign:

Renationalise water
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Timeline

15 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
18 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Oct 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.