David Reed MP Meets Susan Davy. She refuses all interviews. What did he achieve?

David Reed

Today [Wednesday] I met with Susan Davy, the CEO for South West Water, and the Chief Engineering Director. I called on SWW to bring forward planned infrastructure money and to get to work with upgrading our sewage network across #ExmouthandExeterEast.

I have also been clear that their communication with customers needs to improve asap. Only by getting straight to work and engaging properly with local people will trust start to rebuild in the community. I have been given assurances on both of these points, but as always, actions speak louder than words.

Susan Davy refused any interviews with ITV or BBC. Speaks volumes – Owl

To the BBC David Reed said:

“[I] Don’t have confidence [in South West Water] at the moment. But I do believe that they have the right intentions and I think that having spoken to them today they understand the issue, the anger that’s felt in the community and they’re willing to resolve that as quickly as possible.”

In an ITV interview David Reed said he had asked SWW to bring forward investment. He reported that they (SWW) were conducting “a four week analysis across the whole network. They will then be very willing to bring forward that engineering fund to get on with the job.”

But haven’t we heard all this before? In January Simon Jupp wrote:

“During my visit last week, I challenged South West Water on the timescales for a permanent solution and repeated my calls to speed up plans for £38m investment in Exmouth. They can’t take our town for granted again.”

[See: Hesitation, repetition, deviation. – Is Simon Jupp waving or drowning?]