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Debate between Rebecca Pow and Antony Higginbotham
Thursday 6th July 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question; I, too, have a well, but it does not supply our drinking water. I think a lot of people have wells on their properties, or locally on their roads or wherever. The issue he has raised is a matter for the Northern Ireland Administration, but here the Drinking Water Inspectorate has commissioned research into the impact of future private water supplies, as well as the whole regulatory model and legislative framework.

Antony Higginbotham Portrait Antony Higginbotham (Burnley) (Con)
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7. What steps she is taking to support farmers.