Motion 940 Update: Government Minister Response
We have received a response from Emma Hardy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, regarding Full Council Motion 940 (see full motion resolution below).
Motion 940: Water Companies
Council therefore resolves:
Council believes that Thames Water is failing to clean up our rivers and
replace creaking infrastructure. It also believes that it is an insult to residents
that water companies are planning to increase water bills by up to 90% by
2030, whilst they have paid out billions of pounds to shareholders since
2010.
In our area, Thames Water and other water companies have failed to clean
up our rivers. In Andoversford, 2000 hours of raw sewage was pumped into
the River Coln in 2023.
Council hereby resolves to ask the Chair of Thames Water to come before
the Environment Scrutiny committee to explain the reasons for the increase
in bills.
It also asks the Leader to write to the incoming Under Secretary of State for
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs calling for the
Government to put Thames Water into special measures.