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...A government spokesperson said: “We prepare for a range of scenarios across our regulated industries — including water — as any responsible government would.”...
...A government spokesman said: “We prepare for a range of scenarios across our regulated industries, including water, as any responsible government would.”...
...Water UK, which represents the industry, said: “While increasing bills is never welcome there is an urgent need to invest in our country’s infrastructure to ensure the security of our water supply and reduce...
...Last week the government passed updated water insolvency legislation, a move seen by industry experts as an indication that a collapse could be imminent....
...However, industry sources believe that to be unlikely. The group’s loan comes as concerns grow over the financial stability of Thames Water, which is struggling under an £18bn group debt mountain....
...“Two 250m trains [tethered] would be 500m, which wouldn’t fit in any station,” said an industry figure....
...He has set up the “British infrastructure council” featuring various leading figures from the financial services industry....
...Sixty-nine per cent want to renationalise the whole industry....
...Thames Water has been mired in a protracted stand-off with industry regulator Ofwat, and investor resistance to the watchdog’s demands precipitated a default by the group’s parent company this month....
...But Gasson says the availability of low-cost solar power is driving a revolution in the industry....
...The industry has asked Ofwat, the water industry watchdog, to approve an increase in household bills by as much as 70 per cent by 2030 as companies seek to ease their debt burden and respond to pressure...
...A third of Thames Water’s sewage monitors do not work properly, according to new analysis of Environment Agency data by the Liberal Democrats, compared to 15 per cent of monitors across the industry....
...First, it is part of a hugely unpopular industry that regularly ejects sewage into Britain’s beaches and rivers....
...The company is lobbying industry regulator Ofwat to agree to sharp increases in water bills as well as concessions on regulatory fines and an agreement that it can continue to pay dividends....
...The homes were closed for either putting residents at risk or failing to meet industry standards and affected an estimated 20,000 residents who were forced to move urgently over the period, the research,...
...As we transform the way we regulate the industry, this high level of transparency is critical,” she added....
...Water companies have asked industry regulator Ofwat for permission to increase bills for households in England and Wales by as much as 70 per cent by 2030 in order to address sewage outflows....
...Labour’s shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said the mothballing of Alstom’s Derby plant “will be devastating for Alstom employees, for Derby, and for Britain’s rail industry”....
...The warnings came just hours after Thames Water insisted that it might still be able to persuade shareholders to put in more money if Ofwat, the industry regulator, agreed to more favourable conditions governing...
...“We are now reviewing all remaining options available to us in order to keep our manufacturing teams building rolling stock to support the UK rail industry.”...
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