Speeches by Dollimore.
Every Hansard contribution by Helena Dollimore this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 121–140 of 576 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2025 | Independent Water Commission “I really welcome the water commission. The EFRA Committee has had each of the water bosses in, one by one, and each struggled to explain why their industry prioritises bonuses over fixing broken pipes. I therefore really welcome the action that the Government have taken to ban bonuses, starting with the bonus for the S…” environmentutilitiescost-of-living | 126 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Whether we are talking about fines or penalties is slightly beside the point here. Thames is asking for a carve-out, to be let off the hook for penalties or fines that are due, and people will find it very hard to understand why you should be given that exception. It appears you are also calling for that for the entire…” | 71 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Can you let me finish? Is Thames not effectively holding a gun to the Government and the taxpayer’s head? it is basically saying, “You’ve got to let us off these fines or you’ll have a special administration regime.”” | 38 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Are you only allowed to raise bills on the basis of meeting those targets?” | 14 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Is that a yes or a no, Chris?” | 8 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Is it not fair to ask your creditors to take a bigger haircut and not ask the taxpayer—the country—to let you off the hook on £1 billion for fines?” | 29 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Why do you think you deserve a special exception to fines that every other water company has to comply with? How would you justify that to billpayers and our constituents?” | 30 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “You are asking for fines to be written off.” | 9 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “You are asking for all water companies to be let off fines, effectively.” | 13 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “You do not think it is sustainable? We are talking about a £17 billion deal and between £1 billion and £1.4 billion in fines.” | 24 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Just DEFRA, no other parts of Government?” | 7 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Have you written to any Ministers outside DEFRA to ask to be let off the hook from fines?” | 18 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “I am not asking you the reasoning; I am asking you if you— or anyone acting on behalf of Thames—have lobbied anyone else besides Ofwat. We can come on to the reasoning in a minute.” | 35 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Many taxpayers will find it extraordinary that Thames Water wants a special exception; it wants to be let off the hook from £1.4 billion of fines. Why should you get a special exception?” | 33 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “What do you judge of its assessment? KKR’s official reasoning that it gave us is that it was worried about the political landscape in which it was entering in terms of Thames Water, but nothing has really changed in the political landscape between the general election last July and KKR pulling out. The Water (Special M…” | 80 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Chris, you have spoken extensively about how Thames has this requirement for a regulatory reset, by which you mean you are asking the regulator to write off fines and not apply them to Thames Water. You say you have had discussions with Ofwat about this. Have you—or anyone acting on behalf of Thames Water—lobbied anyon…” | 60 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “You have just spent an hour outlining that process, and we are not going to go back into it now, but it was very unclear how you decided to proceed.” | 30 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “They would still be making a return; it would just be less.” | 12 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “We do not actually know that they would not invest because you have been very limited in the bids that you have proceeded with. It has not been an open process with others who wanted to take part in the process. I just do not think this stacks up.” | 49 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “That is the estimation of figures over the next few years that you have provided in your evidence to us for both the EA and Ofwat fines.” | 27 |