Independent Water Commission

Debate between Steve Reed and Dave Robertson

Wednesday 23rd October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Steve Reed]

It is always a pleasure to hear from the hon. Gentleman. Of course water is devolved in Northern Ireland. It will be for the local authorities there to make their own decisions about how to correct problems in beauty spots such as Lough Neagh.

[Dave Robertson (Lichfield) (Lab)]

My constituency is made up of 21 local government wards. One of them, Bagots and Needwood, was subjected to 3,000 hours of sewage spills in just one year. Can the Secretary of State assure me that, after 14 years of failure from the Conservative party, the commission will leave nowhere to hide for criminal water bosses?

[Steve Reed]

That is absolutely the intention.