Water Companies: Environmental Pollution

Lord Berkeley Excerpts
Tuesday 19th July 2022

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Berkeley Portrait Lord Berkeley (Lab)
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Can the Minister answer my noble friend’s Question? When will the directors and chairmen of these companies be sent to jail for what they have done rather than the company paying the fines?

Lord Benyon Portrait Lord Benyon (Con)
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I refer the noble Lord to my earlier Answer: the independent Sentencing Council has agreed to review guidelines to ensure that the sanctions we apply to water companies are appropriate.