Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

“What steps he is taking to ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.”

Tabled: 30 August 2022Answered: 8 September 2022

Asked by

Catherine West

Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

I know where the right hon. Gentleman is trying to go with this. While it is tempting— [Interruption.] What I will say to the right hon. Gentleman is that in the last four months our Chancellor has shown more competence than the last four Chancellors that were appointed by his Government.