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Debate overview:

Some of the arguments debated included the following: 

- Privatisation is a disgrace

- A different form of ownership is needed

- The current private system has increased issues of polluted water dumped in rivers 

- Issues with pollution impacting public health (various cases of constituents were provided)

- Stakeholders such as users pay the price of constant price increases with little value for money

- The industry has lost control of many aspects of the daily requirements for effective water management

- UK reservoirs cannot sustain the current pace of daily loss

- Climate change is not addressed by the industry

- The UK is the only country in the world that has fully privatised water management

- No switching opportunity for service users

- Nationalisation should be operated without a referendum 

- Too much talk, not enough action from the government

- Fines and financial sanctions do not work: the industry is still struggling to provide basic services

And more...  

Reference

E-petition debate relating to a referendum on public ownership of water - Monday 14 September 2026 - YouTube

Parliamentlive.tv - Westminster Hall