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HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI thank my hon. Friend and all members of the EFRA Committee for their excellent report, which was forensic in looking into the failures of South East Water. It was a brilliant,…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyAs I have highlighted, the White Paper talks about companies that wish to move to alternative ownership models, but I will briefly touch on special administration for breaching…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. One of the issues that we discussed in the conversation on Sunday was communication, including about where to put bottled water stations. I was…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyAccess to water for livestock was raised with me after the last outage—I think by the hon. Member and the hon. Member for East Grinstead and Uckfield (Mims Davies). This time,…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI know how passionately my hon. Friend cares about this issue, and I genuinely pay tribute to him for championing this issue and for the work he has done in Parliament to bring…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his thoughtful question. The water companies have a statutory duty to provide wholesome water. In the event that they cannot do that, they…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyMy hon. Friend is right. It is astonishing that although, owing to climate change, we will experience wetter and wetter winters and drier and drier summers, we have no capacity to…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyThe right hon. Gentleman is right to point out the consequences of getting it wrong. Just to reassure him, we are looking at using tools such as the water delivery taskforce where…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI totally agree with my hon. Friend. As I have mentioned before, I do not have an issue with bonuses per se; I just think they should be linked to how well people do their jobs.…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. As the White Paper set out: “Where a water company might want to transition to a new ownership model, such as a not-for-profit, the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyI thank the right hon. Gentleman for asking this question. I will update the House on the water supply disruption in Kent, and I want to begin by expressing my sympathy for those…03 Jun 2026HANSARDFlood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy ReviewI am today updating the House on the Environment Agency’s review of the statutory flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England. The current strategy, published…20 May 2026HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural AffairsThe fishing industry was not engaged on the wider testing on the guidance, but will be engaged on measures and was met on the policy and the statutory instrument.14 May 2026HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural AffairsThe fishing industry did not engage on the wider testing on the guidance, but will be engaged on measures and met frequently on the policy and the statutory instrument. [ Official…14 May 2026HANSARDDraft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026I cannot give the hon. Gentleman a list of all the people that we have engaged with. I have been reassured by the Department that the engagement has been substantive and extensive…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026I will come to the hon. Gentleman’s point on fishermen now—let me rearrange my papers. Regarding the impact of the statutory instrument on fishers, we are actively considering how…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026I am grateful to hon. Members across the Committee for the considered points they have raised. Without these reforms, vital offshore wind projects will continue to encounter…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting this issue. As he said at the beginning of his remarks, it is clear that it is one that many people were not talking about until recently.…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAir Quality UpdateThis statement fulfils the requirement under section 80A of Environment Act 1995, to update Parliament on the progress and steps taken to meet air quality standards and objectives…16 Apr 2026