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George to meet South West Water CEO in campaign to ‘stop the s**tshow’! Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, will meet Susan Davy, ‘retiring’ CEO of South West Water at the St Erth Sewage Works this week, as he continues his campaign to clean-up our coast and rivers. […]
The whole of the South West Water Board should go – George An MP who called for the resignation of the Chief Executive of South West Water (SWW) and its Board the day before the Chief Executive then announced her ‘retirement’ is pressing on with his demand that the whole Board must go. West Cornwall […]
Andrew George MP welcomes ‘retirement’ of Susan Davy as CEO of Pennon Group Speaking in response to today’s news that Susan Davy has ‘retired’ as CEO of Pennon Group, following yesterday’s letter from Cornwall & Devon Liberal Democrat MPs, Andrew George MP said: “I welcome Susan Davy’s announcement. She’s finally made the right move. Her […]
West Cornwall MP Andrew George has called on Ministers to introduce stronger sanctions on water companies which put bonuses and dividends before serving customers or the environment. This includes taking full responsibility for the costs and consequences of failure to deliver the service they’re paid for; including compensating the NHS for those who need medical […]
Local MP, Andrew George expressed disappointment that Labour and Conservative MPs failed to back Liberal Democrat proposals to protect customers from footing the bill for water company bailouts in a House of Commons vote last night. On average, a third of customers’ bills are spent servicing water company debt. Andrew said, “Customers should not have […]
Speaking following his Cornish Liberal Democrat colleague Ben Maguire MP’s call for South West Water Chief Executive Susan Davy to ‘do the decent thing’ and quit, West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly MP Andrew George said: “When the Conservatives privatised water, they created risk-free monopolies which could predetermine their profits a year ahead. Sewage […]
West Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George accused government ministers of abandoning hard-pressed local water rate payers during a cost-of-living crisis, following their decision to end the annual £50 contribution towards South West Water (SWW) bills. Mr George said ministers had missed an opportunity to use the government bill’s support grant to secure concessions from […]
West Cornwall MP, Andrew George called for Water Companies to be reined in when speaking on the government’s announced review of the water industry yesterday (23rd October 2024). Today, the government announced a new Independent Water Commission to deliver the biggest review of the industry since privatisation. The Environment Sec. Rt Hon. Steve Reid MP […]
Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly (St Ives), has called for the government to impose sanctions, including a halt to any executive bonuses, on water companies including South West Water, after it was announced this week that companies must pay back to customers due to poor performance. South […]
My Liberal Democrat parliamentary colleagues and I have called for the government to impose sanctions, including a halt to any executive bonuses, on water companies including South West Water, after it was announced this week that companies must pay back to customers due to poor performance. South West Water has one of the highest proportions […]