Mains Water Connections: Cost for Rural Communities

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:12 pm on 5 September 2023.

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Photo of Simon Clarke Simon Clarke Conservative, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 4:12, 5 September 2023

I thank the Minister for her helpful reply. From my conversations with the residents, I think that they have in some cases indicated a lack of willingness to connect precisely because the costs are anticipated to be beyond their means. This goes to the fundamental point that I was driving at: there is a mechanism, but it is effectively out of reach for, in this case, a very deprived group of people.