Frains from water companies that must spend contaminated rivers under the law that will be spent on restoring water quality in the rivers, and will urge deputies.
The Treasury is trying to control fines of 11 million pounds from water companies, which were dedicated to small charities to restore rivers, in a move criticized by the river restoration activists such as “shocking”.
In an attempt to protect the water restoration fund, and to ensure the use of future fines collected from water companies to restore the river environment, the liberal Democrat Tim Varun is Search for modification On Tuesday to the special water measures bill in Parliament.
Mark Lloyd, CEO of the company Rivers “Rumors that the water restoration fund will be abandoned and that the money swallowed by the treasury has disturbed us deeply,” said Trust, which supports the amendment, along with other environmental charitable institutions.
“This course of work will destroy the chances of achieving our vision of land, health and natural rivers, and it will not be according to one of the main pledges of the government and a priority.”
Varun’s amendment is one of the discussion numbers on Tuesday. Labor Representative Clav Lewis supports an amendment suggested by Varun to stop the bills’ bills who were forced to save failed water companies if they are transferred to a special administration.
This amendment comes at a time when the government moves towards struggle Times water In a special management, where the largest specialized water companies are trying to face bankruptcy.
As is the case of the special measures of special water measures at work will leave customers at the risk of paying the cost of the Times debts to creditors in the form of higher bills if they enter a special administration. Times water, which provides water and sanitation services to 16 million customers in London and southeast England, He was on the brink of collapse for several months Because it is struggling with a debt pile of 15 billion pounds. Varon modification It will be allowed to cancel up to 100 % of the debts in the event of special administrative procedures, and to protect customers from any attempt to get them to pay creditors via the bill.
A signed petition of 34,000 people called for the Times to move to the public ownership to the Minister of Environment, Steve Reed, was delivered to a decisive hearing of the Supreme Court in the future of the company next week.
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“Themes Water is Masterclass on how to manage a basic public service. Steve Reed has the power to interfere in this chaos and end it, which settles not only on the future of our water resources but also also The broader investment scene in the United Kingdom.
“If he fails, we are facing a consumer rescue plan in interest rates that may put a dangerous evening.”
