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Water Industry

Proceeding contribution from Lord Benyon (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 January 2019. It occurred during Debate on Water Industry.

I am very fond of the hon. Gentleman. He and I agree on other things, but I cannot resist responding to being attacked for being ideological when I feel I am combating an ideology here. We have a system that works and it is being attacked by ideology.

On another point, of course 380 or 400 quid a year is a lot of money to people on low incomes and we have systems to support them, but for people on average incomes, compared with other costs in their lives, getting water that is 99% drinkable and of good quality and getting sewage away for about £1 a day is quite a good deal for most people, particularly if we protect the poor.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
653 c65WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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