Independent Water Commission

John Slinger Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd October 2024

(4 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Reed Portrait Steve Reed
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Yes, the impact of run-off from agriculture will be in the scope of the commission’s work.

John Slinger Portrait John Slinger (Rugby) (Lab)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that, had the Conservative party put as much energy into protecting our rivers, lakes and seas as it has into filling its reservoirs of chutzpah, my constituents in Rugby would not be living with the consequences of ineffective regulation, undue profits and unearned bonuses, and that, as in so many areas, the Labour party is clearing up the mess that we inherited?

Steve Reed Portrait Steve Reed
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The short answer to that is yes.