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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 29 January 2026

Debate

Water Companies: Fines

Contribution

In March last year, Yorkshire Water agreed to pay an enforcement package of £40 million to address the failures that were found by the investigation at that time. That package is to prioritise work on some of the most problematic storm overflows in environmentally sensitive areas to ensure that they spill less than 20 times a year. Surely that must be our priority.

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