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HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadOne of the reasons we introduced the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 and the bonus ban was exactly to ensure that people who get a bonus have earned it and that people who have…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind comments regarding my father. We have doubled the amount of compensation available. That has had a huge impact, particularly in Tunbridge…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadThe hon. Lady is quite right: it is a fragile supply system. We have had years of under-investment in resilience and there are too many points in the system where it can fail. It…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI thank my hon. Friend for the leadership that she showed in her constituency during the Christmas period. We had all hoped to have some time off, but she had to reopen her office…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI would like to update the House on the ongoing water supply disruption across southern England, but before I do that, I pay tribute to my dad, David Mattinson, who passed away…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI am with the hon. Lady wholeheartedly. I completely understand the anger and frustration that she feels on behalf of her local residents who are once again experiencing problems…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI completely agree. Poor communication is a theme that has run throughout this crisis; again, it is something that needs to be looked at seriously when the Drinking Water…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI thank the hon. Lady for her kind words. I completely share the frustration; it would be nice not to be talking about South East Water in the House. I feel I have come to know…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I know she raised on the call her concern about livestock and the impact on animals. Water companies have a statutory duty to provide…12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and yes, we have been spending a long time talking to each other. I watched the EFRA Committee with great interest, particularly when…12 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a really important point. I was delighted to meet a number of water abstraction groups— who might not be the WAGs most people think of—to talk about some of…18 Dec 2025HANSARDFlood Defences: TwickenhamThe hon. Lady raises an important point. Part of the purpose of that mapping is to inform people and the wider community. For the very first time, the mapping under the new…18 Dec 2025HANSARDFlood Defences: TwickenhamMerry Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, and to all. Of course, in team DEFRA, we are dreaming of a dry Christmas, but just in case we do not get one, we are investing a record £10.5…18 Dec 2025HANSARDWaterwaysWe will restore our waterways to places communities can be proud of, where nature flourishes. Our environmental improvement plan outlines actions to reduce the volume of rainwater…18 Dec 2025HANSARDWaterwaysMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I thank her for raising that important issue and for her work on it and her passion. She is right to point out as well that the Environment…18 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a hugely important point. It was outrageous that those residents had to wait such a long time for water. We are putting customers first by more than doubling…18 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady has raised this important point with me, and she will know my commitment to the River Wye following my visit. One recommendation is to explore the feasibility of a…18 Dec 2025HANSARDWaterwaysThe hon. Gentleman is quite right: of course we want a regulator with teeth, able to identify the exact source of pollution. As we have already said about our water White Paper,…18 Dec 2025HANSARDMarine Recovery FundI am pleased to confirm that the marine recovery fund, one of the major reforms in the clean power action plan, has launched today. This underlines the Government’s clear…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityI thank my hon. Friend for the work she has done on the People’s Commission. I have read it, and thought there were some interesting suggestions in it. There is so much consensus…09 Dec 2025