Water Industry: Financial Resilience

Dan Jarvis Excerpts
Wednesday 28th June 2023

(10 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow
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The hon. Gentleman will know that we have put huge pressure on the water companies, which now have to invest £56 billion in infrastructure to deal with sewage issues. If he wants to meet me to talk about that issue, I will be happy to.

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)
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Back in January I asked the water Minister whether she thought that the current system of regulation was fit for purpose, and she said yes. I ask her again: does she still think that it is?