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Proceeding contribution from Steve Reed (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 December 2024. It occurred during Debate on bill on Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords ].


Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords ]

I agree that it is indeed amazing. I know that all of us on the Labour Benches, and perhaps on the Opposition Benches too, share the public’s anger at what happened to our rivers, lakes and seas.

The legacy of 14 years of Conservative Government is the highest level of sewage spills on record, economic growth held back by a lack of water supplies, and now potentially painful bill rises to fix the problems they left behind.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
759 c77 
Session
2024-26
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Compensation Accountability Debts Chemicals Enforcement Liability Incentives Fines Infrastructure Insolvency Environment Agency Drinking Water Inspectorate Floods Ownership Ofwat Pay Pollution Prosecutions Managers Monitoring Nationalisation Standards Water Regulation Sewage Seas and oceans Water companies Rivers Water abstraction Corporate governance Independent Water Commission Water Restoration Fund
Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill (HL) 2024-26
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk