(10 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberA new source of water is one that is not currently being used, so that could mean opening up old boreholes, or farmers building new reservoirs, or water companies building new reservoirs—we have not built a new reservoir in this country for over 30 years. There are all sorts of new sources of water. Around 95% of the water that lands on this country ends up in the sea. We want to manage it better before it gets there.
The Secretary of State has just referred, as he did earlier in his speech, to “this country”. Which country does he mean?