Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 February 1991.
Mr Michael Heseltine
Secretary of State for Environment
12:00,
27 February 1991
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The "polluter pays" principle is widely accepted in environmental policies, but my hon. Friend will be aware that, following the privatisation of the water industry, a £28 billion investment programme has been established which will transform the quality of water in this country.
