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Water Bill

Proceeding contribution from Thomas Docherty (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 November 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Water Bill.

Oh dear me; the Minister has obviously forgotten his own position. He will still be a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee for a little longer, so perhaps he can set out which side of the argument he agrees with—that expressed by the Select Committee of which he is a member or that in his new role as a Minister.

The hon. Members for Arfon (Hywel Williams) and for Newbury (Richard Benyon) mentioned retail competition, and the Opposition support non-domestic competition. It has been a success in Scotland, and like the Select Committee of which the Minister is still a member, we believe that, implemented properly, it will work in England. Like the Committee, however, we think there are technical improvements that we intend to explore further in Committee.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
571 c118 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Water Bill 2013-14
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