Liz Jarvis
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Liz Jarvis
Chalk Streams: Sewage Discharge
The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Chalk Streams: Sewage Discharge on 8 October 2024.
Liz Jarvis
I thank my hon. Friend for introducing this important debate. My constituency of Eastleigh has the precious chalk stream, the River Itchen, running through it. Earlier this year, Southern Water was found to be negligent by the Southampton Magistrates Court for dumping sewage into the Shawford lake stream that flowed into the YMCA Fairthorne Manor in Fair Oak in my constituency. Over 1,000 schoolchildren missed out on summer activities as a result. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government should introduce a sewage tax on water company profits?
[Official Report, 8 October 2024; Vol. 754, c. 66WH.]
Written correction submitted by the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis):
Liz Jarvis
I thank my hon. Friend for introducing this important debate. My constituency of Eastleigh has the precious chalk stream, the River Itchen, running through it. Earlier this year, Southern Water was found to be negligent by the Southampton Magistrates Court for dumping sewage into the Shawford lake stream that flowed into the YMCA Fairthorne Manor near my constituency. Over 1,000 schoolchildren missed out on summer activities as a result. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government should introduce a sewage tax on water company profits?