Oral Question·Department for Exiting the European Union
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 8 March 2018Answered: 15 March 2018
Asked by
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I share the hon. Member’s anger and frustration at the broken water system that we inherited, with frankly appalling sewage, higher bills and executives paying themselves huge bonuses. The era of being rewarded for failure is over. We have launched a record 81 criminal investigations into lawbreaking water companies in England, and we have introduced the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, with prison sentences for polluting bosses and the banning of unfair bonuses. We will respond to the independent water commission in full following the publication of the final report.