I agree that significant investment has been made in the infrastructure, but the problem is that since the 1990s that has declined as a proportion of the overall turnover of the industry. So the record is not glowing by any means, and the cost of that investment has been paid through significant debt burdens on those companies, which is eventually then paid for by consumers
Water Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John McDonnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 January 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Water Bill.
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