Water Companies: Fines Debate
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Lord Cromwell
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Water Companies: Fines
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
In March last year, Yorkshire Water agreed to pay an enforcement package of £40 million to address the failures that were found by the investigation at that time. That package is to prioritise work on some of the most problematic storm overflows in environmentally sensitive areas to ensure that they spill less than 20 times a year. Surely that must be our priority.
Lord Cromwell (CB)
My Lords, it may have come as a surprise to many water bill payers that payment plans out to 2030 were agreed to pay fines. Will the Minister agree that when fines are imposed in future, a payment plan that goes with them should also be announced?
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
The noble Lord makes a helpful suggestion, and I am happy to take that back to the department.