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HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Member for that. I will put it in writing; I just think that is altogether safer. At the moment, we are dealing with the details of this particular SI; I think…21 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I will write to the hon. Member with the detail so that we get it correct. She needs the exact details, so I will get back to her about the 2012 regulations and their treatment…21 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022The hon. Lady is absolutely right. That is why we are working hard on it but also really engaging with industry. This matter is so critical to a whole lot of businesses, not to…21 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr…21 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I have already said that I will get back in writing to the hon. Member for Walthamstow.21 Nov 2022HANSARDFloodingWe are investing £5.2 billion over the next six years in flood protection to better protect communities across England. Some 35,000 properties have been better protected since…17 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Industry: Competition and RegulationI thank my hon. Friend for his independent report, “Power To The People”, which focuses on competition in the regulated sectors. Through our strategic policy statement, we have…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement BudgetOne never wants to hear examples such as that. Of course I will meet my hon. Friend to see what more can be done. We need to work constructively with the Environment Agency,…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement BudgetFirst, I would like to put on record that we must stop doing down our Environment Agency, which does a great deal of really exceptional work, particularly on the areas I have…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCoastal Businesses: SewageI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that particular issue. Everyone jumped on the bandwagon, assuming that it was sewage, and it was proven not to be. That is why monitoring…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, I cannot comment on an ongoing investigation, but I can confirm that the EA is continuing to work closely to regulate the operator and to consider…17 Nov 2022HANSARDFloodingOur flood funding is funding 2,000 infra- structure projects across the country. There are three already in the hon. Lady’s constituency: two are about to get under way and one we…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCoastal Businesses: SewageI take issue with that question. Our bathing waters in England are a massive success story, with almost 95% achieving good or excellent status last year, the highest since the…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement BudgetI have already heard about that particular incident, but I do not have all the details. I would be very happy if the hon. Gentleman would like to meet me. It has been conveyed…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCoastal Businesses: SewageI am still bobbing; I feel as if I am back on the Back Benches. We are the first Government to tackle storm overflows through the storm overflows reduction plan. We recognise the…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing consultations on the two schemes my hon. Friend mentions, intensive work is going on in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to make all the schemes…17 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Industry: Competition and RegulationBy putting competition on the agenda for Ofwat, we have already demonstrated that we mean business on this issue and we will respond to that report. Ofwat has already put an…17 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Industry: Competition and RegulationThe answer to that is no. We are working very constructively with Ofwat. It can fine a water company that is found to be in breach 10% of its turnover. It has used fines, and…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement BudgetI feel a bit like a jack-in-the-box this morning, Mr Speaker. Environment Agency enforcement is at a record high, and its funding is closely monitored to ensure that it can…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hear that it was a lively debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on his campaign. We are actively encouraging more applicants for bathing water status, and I look forward to…17 Nov 2022