Why are consumers footing the bill for water companies’ lack of investment

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Water companies have admitted blame for lack of investment in the system for a number of years. We are going to pay higher bills in the future due to this lack of investment with no reference to their own commitment from profits made from past bills and the payouts they had, and continue to receive

Ask questions about how they used past profits from over the period they did not invest. What profits they have made over that period, and the value of payouts and bonuses received, and how an ‘apology’ can then ask more from those the harm has been done to than the people at fault.

Why it was rejected

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Timeline

20 May 2023	Petition opened for signatures
25 May 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 May 2023

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