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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister yet again for her engagement at every stage of the Bill’s progress and for the significant improvements that have been made to it as a result. I…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for moving this amendment. In Committee, we discussed the implementation of the provisions of Schedule 3 to the Flood…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I fully echo the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, in thanking the Minister both for her engagement during the Bill’s progress and also, specifically, for listening to the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, as I said previously in Committee, consultation with the Secretary of State, as described in the Bill and again by the Minister today, is simply not enough to ensure…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her introduction to this instrument. I declare my interest as a user of multiuse vapes for well over 10 years and that I have not…13 Nov 2024HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024Has the Minister any more information on trace limits as a result of historic manufacturing of these persistent pollutants, compared to the limits in the instruments? That would…13 Nov 2024HANSARDPersistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I also thank the Minister for bringing these regulations to the Committee and for opening this debate. We wholeheartedly support the Government in their work to build on…13 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesMy Lords, I refer the House to my interests as set out in the register, including as a farmer. The removal of half of inheritance tax relief over £1 million under agricultural…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests in the register as an owner of fishing rights and president of South West Rivers Association. I will also speak briefly, as the arguments have…05 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the comments from the Minister. It is perhaps not the fullest reassurance that I was looking for about the future destination for fines and penalties.…04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, Clause 10 risks unfairly burdening consumers with costs likely stemming from earlier regulatory and management failures. Involving consumers to compensate for…04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, back to her place. Her contributions have been missed on earlier days in Committee. The main focus…04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, may have misunderstood me. Far from speaking in favour of the water industry, I am seeking additional…04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 73, moved by the noble Earl, Lord Russell. I thank the noble Earl, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of…04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]04 Nov 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 63 in the name of my noble friend Lord Bethell I will speak also to Amendment 64. As we have discussed in the previous group, many within the water…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 57 and speak to Amendments 105 and 106 in the name of my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. I thank His Majesty’s Government for publishing the impact…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for moving her amendment. I am glad that she has tabled amendments that address some of the underlying causes of…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, for introducing this group on the duties and running of the water regulator. Before I address the amendments, I would like to ask my…30 Oct 2024