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Lord McLoughlin

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Employment and Support Allowance Underpayments
Thursday 18th October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Yes, absolutely. Remedial action must be taken.

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Sir Patrick McLoughlin (Derbyshire Dales) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State ensure that lessons are learned from last winter’s disruption to water supplies for many communities? One of the great problems last year was the inability of the water companies to communicate to local residents what was actually happening. Will the Secretary of State ensure that those lessons are learned, and that that is not repeated should such a circumstance happen this year?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My right hon. Friend makes a very important point. Earlier this year, the Minister responsible had two roundtables with water companies to make sure that appropriate lessons were learned. In particular, Members of this House from across the divide made it clear that Thames Water in particular needed to pull its socks up.

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