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HANSARD Water CompaniesI thank my hon. Friend for his passionate work on this issue. I know how much he cares about the damage that over-abstraction is doing to our environment and to nature. On the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI have huge sympathy for the hon. Lady’s constituents; I remember our discussion of the previous situation, in December and January, and the impact on them all. She is right that…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that it should be a matter of fundamental respect to Members on both sides of the House that water companies inform Members of what…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI welcome this opportunity to update the House on the progress the Government have made on this important issue. In these divisive times, there are few topics that unite all of us…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI would, of course, be happy to meet with my hon. Friend.08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe right hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important point. One of the things we have been doing through the water delivery taskforce is looking at all the potential barriers…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important point, and the short answer is yes. We need clear resilience standards and asset standards, because we do not have them, but,…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThis Government are determined to build the homes that people need. I am sure that every Member has met enough people who are living in overcrowded homes and are desperate to move…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe hon. Lady wrote to me about the specific difficulties her constituents have faced, and I have huge sympathy with them; that is not acceptable. The regulator will of course be…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThat is a hugely important issue. I have already begun to have some conversations, but those were about pregnant women, who obviously should be on the priority services register.…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. I would be happy to look into it and get back to him. If he wants to have a meeting with me to discuss it further, we can make that…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026. I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and I welcome…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI thank my hon. Friend for his work as Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee. He is right to highlight the under-investment in infrastructure. In fact, some of the problems…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI know how much my hon. Friend cares about this issue, and she is right to highlight the concerns of some unions about changes. On nationalisation, as I have already mentioned,…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that South East Water’s communication with customers was frankly not good enough, and nor was its communication with Members of Parliament. One…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026I thank all Committee members for their support and their contributions. UK REACH is a complex but important framework that underpins how we regulate chemicals to protect human…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend is right to passionately defend customers and to be angry about the fact that money has been diverted and not used in the most effective way, which it should be. As…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is right that he has been passionate about this matter for a long time. We have known each other a very long time, and—I have said this…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend and her constituents have had a terrible time dealing with sewage pollution. I know from the meetings that we have had together with her constituents that it is not…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question—it still feels slightly odd to be on the opposite side of this, with him questioning me. I will gently say that, yes, I do accept…08 Jun 2026