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Chi Onwurah
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(6 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. We will get through these questions. I have to get to a certain number and I have not yet called the Chair of the Select Committee, and you are not helping me.
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
Like many of my constituents, over the summer I took advantage of the relatively warm temperatures in the North sea to enjoy swimming off our coast. Should my constituents and I worry about the quality of the water due to the practices of water companies? Is it not time for Labour’s plan for automatic fines for discharges?
Rebecca Pow
Ninety three per cent of bathing water around our coast is good or excellent. It is a tremendous record.