Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between George Eustice and Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Thursday 27th January 2022 Commons Chamber

[George Eustice]

Yes, we have a new £100 million fund to support a range of activities, including port infrastructure as well as upgrades to vessels.

[Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab/Co-op)]

T7. When I met Southern Water to discuss sewage discharges, it said, “Oh, it isn’t our fault because we’re not in charge of runoffs and there’s a mixture of companies that do sewage treatment.” Is it not time to follow the model in Wales and have one water board that is publicly controlled by the consumers, so that there is no more finger pointing in other directions?

[George Eustice]

The Environment Agency brought a prosecution against Southern Water in respect of its failures, and it received, as the hon. Gentleman will know, a record fine of £90 million.