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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)With the greatest respect, I sat on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in the previous Parliament, and we took evidence from the chief executive of Ofwat on some of…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to speak to new clause 5, tabled by His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. We are talking about practical nature-based solutions to flood risk. I welcome the comments made about…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise to speak about amendments 6 and 9, proposed by His Majesty’s Opposition. I hope that they are self-explanatory amendments that are quite simply about the core concept of…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)If the hon. Gentleman checks Hansard , he will see that in my speech on Second Reading and just now I said “storm overflows”. I gently remind the third-party spokesman that in the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will make some progress, if I may.09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I note that clause 6 would grant the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers the power to introduce secondary legislation concerning fixed and variable monetary penalties, as…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Opposition have no formal objections to the clause, but I do have a couple of clarifying questions. I realise I am getting into territory with which I have no familiarity. I…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Minister said that she worries that the amendment from Lord Cromwell would duplicate things. Actually, it is quite a simple amendment that achieved a lot of cross-party…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)On that note, I will move on to amendment 9, which would make it a requirement for pollution incident reduction plans to include how an undertaker intends to reduce the occurrence…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Minister says that she would like to do this properly. We all agree around this House on the scale of the problem, the public outrage at some of the things that have happened…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)His recollection is perhaps different from many people and the public at large regarding the Liberal Democrat record on water. His party seemed to jump on this bandwagon once the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. On behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, I rise to challenge the Government on their plans in Government…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)In the interests of promoting transparency and clarity, we would still like to press our amendment 6 to a vote. To bolster, support and protect the precious integrity of our…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a great pleasure to speak to amendment 3, in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey). Today, there is a recurrent theme—transparency and…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 3, page 9, line 38, at end insert— “141H Restriction on the use of emergency overflows in areas used for aquatic sports (1) A sewerage…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 3, page 9, line 38, at end insert— “141H Failure to report discharge from emergency overflows (1) If a relevant undertaker fails to comply…09 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. I put on the record my gratitude to the Minister and her whole team for hosting a constructive and helpful cross-party…06 Jan 2025HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsThe autumn Budget put family farms in jeopardy. Those farms also need biosecurity to protect their futures. With avian influenza spreading, bluetongue still with us and African…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Winter PreparednessAs we come into the height of winter, will the Minister join me in thanking all the amazing people on the frontline who are diagnosing, treating and caring for people right across…18 Dec 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyYet again, this new Labour Government rushed into an ill-judged and regrettable policy decision: to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, against expert advice and…18 Dec 2024