One hundred years ago in St Helens we had chemical factories, coalmines, glassworks and no environmental regulations, but with 835 sanctioned spills in 2022, pollution in our rivers and waterways is arguably worse now than it was then. Does my hon. Friend share the frustrations of the volunteers who look after the Sankey canal and valley, and engage in activities such as litter picks, that no matter how much rubbish they get from the towpath, there is 10 times more going into the canal itself?
Water Quality: Sewage Discharge
Proceeding contribution from
Conor McGinn
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.
It occurred during Opposition day on Water Quality: Sewage Discharge.
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