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Renationalise England's water industry.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

I want Parliament to take back control of our water companies by renationalisation to prevent them further polluting our rivers and seas by prioritising profit maximization for the benefit of their share holders' dividends and executives' pay over all other considerations.
Since the water industry has been privatised it has run up debts of £54bn and paid out dividends of £65.9bn while failing to invest sufficiently in infrastructure. Much of the privatised water industry is now owned by foreign investment companies, private equity and businesses based in tax havens. Parliament is not legally obliged to compensate shareholders but previous nationalisations have been achieved by swapping shares for government bonds. Nationalisation will increase accountability.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

6 May 2024 Petition opened for signatures
16 May 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 May 2024

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