On Tuesday 10th March, the EAC heard evidence from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Barry asked the Secretary of State a series of questions on government work to reform the water sector, following 37 years of failed privatisation in which bills have soared, illegal sewage has been dumped thousands of times, and companies have racked up tens of billions of pounds in debt and dividend payments to shareholders.
As highlighted in the recent Channel 4 docu-drama Dirty Business, people’s lives have been ruined due to systematic illegality and failings on the part of the companies, various regulators, and governments.
Barry asks the SoS about storm overflows.
Barry tackles the issue of investment into the water sector and the supposed costs of nationalisation