I will check the voting record later, but we presented our plan to Parliament, and Members had the choice to vote for or against it. That plan would have seen sewage discharges ended by 2030. We believe, and the evidence says, that that could be done with the money that is currently being derived from dividends. That is how it would be funded, and that would mean bill payers were protected. I am disappointed that the Government did not support that, but we are where we are.
Environmental Protection
Proceeding contribution from
Jim McMahon
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 July 2023.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Environmental Protection.
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