My hon. Friend makes exactly the right point. In my constituency, in Dover and Deal in east Kent, we depend on the aquifers. There is water abstraction and water stress, and compulsory metering has been in place for some time. We need to look more closely at the national planning and national infrastructure planning aspect, which I am sure hon. Members will raise.
Water Industry
Proceeding contribution from
Charlie Elphicke
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 November 2013.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Water Industry.
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