Water Industry

Debate between Alec Shelbrooke and Charlie Elphicke

Tuesday 5th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Charlie Elphicke]

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Certainly a better deal needs to be driven for the consumer than was driven by the previous Government. They also permitted a culture of industrial-scale tax avoidance, which was wrong.

[Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con)]

I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on all his fine work on the water industry. Would he care to comment on the fact that we have seen a 60% rise in water bills yet still face rather serious and sporadic water shortages? Is it not true that the public have really seen no return for their higher bills?

[Charlie Elphicke]

My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Ensuring that we have investment in the infrastructure that the country needs is really important.

Military Covenant

Debate between Alec Shelbrooke and Charlie Elphicke

Wednesday 16th February 2011 Commons Chamber

[Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con)]

rose—

[Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Murphy]

I have a choice. I have already given way to the hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Stephen Barclay), so I shall give way to the hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke).