Combined Sewer Overflows Debate
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Nigel Evans
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Combined Sewer Overflows
Nigel Evans Excerpts(7 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Mr Sheerman
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I know that the Secretary of State is under great pressure today—she seems to be out of her depth in quite shallow water—but she misquoted me. In a question I asked a few moments ago, I said a “senior executive of Yorkshire Water”; I did not say “the chief executive of Yorkshire Water”. That is on the record and Hansard will show it. I want an apology from the Secretary of State.
Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans)
That stands on the record. [Interruption.] Secretary of State, do you wish to respond?
Dr Coffey
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thought that the hon. Gentleman said “the chief executive”. I hear now that he said a “senior executive”. But the point still stands: provide the quotation, provide the source, and I will take it up with that executive and the chief executive of Yorkshire Water, because, frankly, that is not acceptable.
Mr Deputy Speaker
Thank you very much, Secretary of State, for responding to the urgent question. We will now move on.