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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for his interest in Clauses 10 and 11 and also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell, for her support for them standing part. A…04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in today’s first debate in Committee for their valuable contributions and for the amendments suggested regarding the duties and the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their contributions on this aspect of the Bill on fines and penalties. Amendment 67 was tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, whom I thank for his…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for introducing this small group of amendments, and the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, for his amendments on the issue of justice. I…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I completely understand. This is not a straightforward area, and I would be absolutely delighted to meet the noble Lords to see if we can find a way forward.30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I turn now to the amendments that we are making to Clauses 5 to 8. Government Amendments 68, 71, 76, 77 and 83 are minor and technical amendments to clarify who is…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, for his interest in sentencing powers for obstruction investigations and for all the suggested amendments covered in this group. Amendments…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for his support.30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, once again I thank noble Lords for their amendments and for taking part in this debate. I start by emphasising that we expect all water companies to reduce all pollution…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all those who have taken part for their interest in the important topic of sustainable water usage and sewerage infrastructure. I shall start by speaking to…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for speaking to the amendments proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, in his absence. Amendments 63 and 64 relate to guidance…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, for raising this important issue and tabling Amendment 52, and the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, for moving it in his absence. I…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]I do not have that detailed information. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of the letter in the Library so it is available to everybody ahead of Report. Amendment 50…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for the interest they have taken in this debate. I turn first to Amendment 43, tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Russell, Amendments 44 and 46,…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their amendments and for a very interesting discussion. Clearly, it is very passionately felt as well. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones,…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]To clarify, we are not suggesting that we do not do that, but we want to look at all the different options so that we can look at how we can practically move forward.30 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionThe situation in the River Wye is the most dreadful example of what can happen when you get too much run-off from agriculture. We are looking at what needs to be done around the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionAs the noble Baroness said, Sir Jon Cunliffe is an excellent choice as chair, and we are very pleased to have him. He is already looking at who could be part of the advisory…29 Oct 2024