Water Companies: Licence Conditions - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:18 pm on 1 May 2024.

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Photo of The Earl of Devon The Earl of Devon Crossbench 3:18, 1 May 2024

My Lords, given the increasing regulatory and compliance burdens on water companies due to the Environment Act and such other essential recent legislation, is it not simply becoming unprofitable to invest in the water industry, which surely will make nationalisation at some point inevitable?