What will be my FIRST act as your MP?
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Stop the sewage dumping. How? The first practical step a Member of Parliament (MP) can take to stop companies like Anglian Water dumping sewage into waterways like the Thames estuary is to introduce new leglislation containing the following:
- Sewage Tax: Introducing a tax on the £2.2 billion annual profits of water companies to ensure they are financially responsible for cleaning up their own mess.
- Ban on Executive Bonuses: Prohibiting bonuses for water company executives until the sewage dumping problem is resolved.
- Real Enforcement: Strengthening enforcement to ensure compliance and investing in infrastructure to eliminate the overspill system, treating and filtering every drop of wastewater.
For more detailed information, you can check their official manifesto on sewage policy (Liberal Democrats).