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HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewThe short answer is yes—I could not agree with my hon. Friend more. That is why I am working closely with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend and the Labour rural research group, and I thank him for what he said about the road map. I have an update for the House. The hon. Member…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewMay I take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for all the work he did as Farming Minister? Indeed, some of his fingerprints are on the road map, so I want to thank him for…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDeforestation RegulationsThe UK has a leading role to play in supporting global efforts to tackle deforestation. Implementing an updated regime across the UK is critical to strengthen environmental…23 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI entirely understand why the hon. Lady and her constituents are fed up with the company’s poor performance, and I have written to Ofwat expressing my concerns. I do not want her…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI am very sorry to hear about the circumstances in my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I will happily raise them with the regulator. We need to get that fixed as soon as possible.16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterThe company remains solvent, but if it were to become insolvent it would be for the directors to apply to the court for an insolvency special administration regime, and then those…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterAs I said in my statement, customers are at the front and centre of my consideration of this serious issue. The Environment Agency will continue to investigate any pollution…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterMay I welcome the hon. Gentleman to the party? It was a long time coming. I do not remember any mention of the sewage crisis in the Reform manifesto at the last election.16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterMy hon. Friend is right to raise the impact of this issue on local businesses as well as residents in her constituency. I spoke to the chair of Ofwat yesterday evening, as well as…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI certainly want to turn the page on the failures of this company that have affected my hon. Friend’s constituents and those of other Members. Thanks to the Water (Special…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI thank my constituency neighbour for his question. Like him, I have had complaints about Thames Water in my constituency. With regard to his broader question, I reassure him that…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI do not always agree with the right hon. Gentleman, but I do so on this issue. There has been real regulatory failure here—there has been a failure of the regulators, and a…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterMy hon. Friend puts her finger on the issue. As I said in my statement, there are three principal reasons why I sent Ofwat my early concerns about the proposal, and one of those…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI am always happy to receive brownie points, Mr Speaker, so thank you for what you said. The shadow Secretary of State rightly says that untreated sewage has poured into our…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI thank my constituency neighbour for her question. She is right to talk about the problems in her constituency, which I know very well. I sent my letter yesterday evening…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterAbsolutely, and I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. As I said in my statement, customers are front and centre in my consideration of this issue. It is completely…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterI thank the hon. Lady for welcoming the fact that I have sent the letter with my early concerns. As I said, there are two different ways for a special administration regime. One…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterWe have seen really poor performance over a number of years, and I absolutely appreciate my hon. Friend’s impatience on behalf of his constituents—he is right to express that. One…16 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterThe clean water Bill will introduce a supervisory regime whereby the new regulator, which will have more teeth, will have a team of people for each and every water company, really…16 Jun 2026