Monday 13th June 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Grand Committee
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Lord Berkeley Portrait Lord Berkeley (Lab)
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I am grateful to the noble Lord again. Following his last comment—

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Portrait Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)
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My Lords, I think the Minister has now taken his seat.

Lord Berkeley Portrait Lord Berkeley (Lab)
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The noble Lord mentioned Southern Water as an example of the need for competition, and I am sure he is right about the need for competition—but who is competing? Is Southern Water competing against somebody else or are two contractors that are reporting to Southern Water, as the principal, competing? How does it work?