plumiPublic ownership, privatisation, regulation and deregulation of markets: AQA A‑Level Economics questions
Every AQA A-Level Economics exam question on 4.1.8.8 Public ownership, privatisation, regulation and deregulation of markets, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 1, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 4) show that household water bills have increased in real terms since privatisation in 1989. [4 marks] Context 2 Total](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun25-c2-06-qp.webp)
![June 2024 Paper 1, question 14: Assess the view that privatised industries, such as electricity and gas, should be taken back into public ownership. [25 marks] Essay 3 Britain’s energy market](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun24-e3-14-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 1, question 14: Discuss the view that privatisation is always beneficial because it leads to improvements in efficiency. [25 marks] Essay 3 Some argue that privatisation of gov](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71361-jun23-e3-14-qp.webp)
![June 2023 Paper 3, question 24: Regulatory capture describes a situation in which [1 mark] A firms suffer a fall in supernormal profit due to the actions of regulators. B government regulation](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/71363-jun23-a-24-qp.webp)
All 5 questions on Public ownership, privatisation, regulation and deregulation of markets, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q06 (4 marks): Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 4) show that household water bills have increased in real terms since privatisation in 1989. [4 marks] Context 2 Total
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q08 (25 marks): Extract F (lines 5–6) states: ‘if regulators impose fines, these costs may be passed on to consumers or reduce investment’. Using the data in the extracts and y
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q14 (25 marks): Assess the view that privatised industries, such as electricity and gas, should be taken back into public ownership. [25 marks] Essay 3 Britain’s energy market
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q14 (25 marks): Discuss the view that privatisation is always beneficial because it leads to improvements in efficiency. [25 marks] Essay 3 Some argue that privatisation of gov
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q24 (1 mark): Regulatory capture describes a situation in which [1 mark] A firms suffer a fall in supernormal profit due to the actions of regulators. B government regulation
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