Petition
Take the water industry out of private ownership
Rejected
9 signatures
What the petition asks
We call upon Parliament to create a cross party group to 1) explore mutualisation and alternative models to privatisation 2) provide feasible and costed models which also include strategies for long term water security
Water privatisation has failed this country and our rivers and seas. We have rising water bills, poor services, water outages, polluted rivers and beaches. Water companies have simultaneously created mountains of debt while huge profits are siphoned off overseas. The Government’s Water White Paper is a failed opportunity to take the radical action needed to protect our rivers and domestic water supply.The future of water should not be party political.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset
Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset
Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset
Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset
Timeline
| 15 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
9
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Aug 2026.