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HANSARDThames Water: BidsI am afraid I cannot specifically answer that question. I am very happy to go away and look into it for the noble Lord.28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsI did watch the programmes. I think the straightforward answer to this is that that is why we have Sir Jon Cunliffe carrying out the review, which will look very carefully at the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsRegarding the company choosing KKR as its preferred bidder in the ongoing equity raise process, clearly Thames Water is a commercial entity engaged in a public equity raise, and…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsObviously, water privatisation happened quite a long time ago now, which was when different foreign states came in and invested in our water system. I am sure the noble Baroness…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsAs I am sure the noble Baroness is aware, a special administration order is the mechanism to ensure that the company continues to operate and customers continue to receive their…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapFood security is not just about what we grow in this country; it is also about what we import. We can never grow everything that we need, so having security of the waters is…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapMy Lords, the Government are planning to publish the first iteration of the farming road map, on growing England’s future, later this year. The Government are working together…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsI had almost relaxed then. My Lords, it would be inappropriate for the Government to comment in detail on a company’s commercial regulations. Ofwat notes that the company has now…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapMy Lords, as I said, the first iteration will be published later this year. As we are still in the process of determining the content of the road map, and therefore the timetable…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapI am aware that there are a lot of concerns around some of the recent decisions regarding funding and farming. However, one reason this has been quite difficult is that farming…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapAs I said, food production, diversification and improvements in the environment are the three central pillars of the road map that we are developing—we are extremely keen to…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapThe land use framework will be critical in a lot of areas. Because we have only a limited amount of land, we have to ensure that we are using it in the best interests of the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsI shall feed that back to the commission.28 Apr 2025HANSARDFarming: 25-year Road MapThe average age of farmers has been a problem for many years; there has not been succession planning in the way that perhaps there has for other businesses, because of the nature…28 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: BidsI would be more than happy to dig in the archives.28 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsThe noble Lord asks an interesting question, to which I do not actually know the answer. I shall look into it and get back to him.24 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsThe noble Lord made a number of points there, on planning infra- structure, nature, biodiversity and a wider tree strategy. Defra and MHCLG have been talking extensively about…24 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsThat is a really good question. I do not know the reason why the council has put a TPO on it, but common sense suggests that the tree may not actually be dead. You could say that…24 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsDefra has just been mapping trees in this country, so that we have a better understanding of how many trees we have, where they are and what types of trees they are, so we are…24 Apr 2025HANSARDAncient Trees: ProtectionsClearly, many people were shocked by the felling of this tree, coming on the back of what happened to the tree at Sycamore Gap. To someone who, like the noble Lord opposite, lives…24 Apr 2025