Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

Tabled: 15 July 2021Answered: 22 July 2021

Asked by

Emma Lewell

LabourSouth Shields

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. I come from a family that dealt with disability through my mother and brother over many years, so I understand the concerns he has raised. We inherited a system that is broken. It is indefensible, economically and morally, and we must and will reform it. We will have clear principles: we will protect those who need protecting, and we will also support those who can work back to work. Labour is the party of work, and we are also the party of equality and fairness.