Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Caroline Ansell and Ranil Jayawardena

Thursday 8th September 2022 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jayawardena]

We have long set out that we have no plans to change our animal welfare, food safety or environmental standards, and that remains the case.

[Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne) (Con)]

In my tourist town of Eastbourne, the sea is our greatest asset. Meeting with the Environment Agency just a week or two ago, water quality was deemed to be good, yet social media discharges by local Liberal Democrats would have people believe that it is dangerous to swim. Does my hon. Friend agree that the raft of measures we are bringing in through the Environment Act 2021 will not only improve the quality of the water, but that responsible, balanced and honest accounting is important, too?