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HANSARDRiver PollutionMy hon. Friend will be aware that we inherited record levels of sewage pollution in our waterways from the previous Government. Since the election, we have launched the biggest…19 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is of course an outstanding champion for his constituents in Stoke-on-Trent North. During 2024-25, more than 800 compliance inspections were conducted at Severn…19 Jun 2025HANSARDProtecting Our OceansThe Government are committed to protecting the ocean. Marine protected areas are pivotal to our ambitions to preserve and improve our seas. They are central to our international…09 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank the right hon. Lady for securing this urgent question. I want to begin by making clear that Thames Water remains stable, and the Government are carefully monitoring the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI am grateful to the shadow Secretary of State for making it clear to the House that she does not understand the principles of private sector investment, and neither is it…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I reassure him that the Government stand ready for any eventuality and will take action as required. We are not looking at nationalisation…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank the hon. Member for his question. There is a procedure to be followed for special administration, and we stand ready should that be required, in this case or any other…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank my hon. Friend for his question. We are prepared for every eventuality, as I have outlined, and we will take whatever action is necessary to ensure the continuing supply…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterThere remains a market-led solution on the table, and we expect Thames Water to follow through with the process to ensure it is able to fix the problems it is currently facing.03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterYes, I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I share her anger at the fact that bill rises were so high this year, but that is because the Conservative party did not take the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI am happy to give the hon. Member that reassurance. The Government expect Thames Water to carry through on the full range of programmes agreed as part of the last price review…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank my hon. Friend for her question. I am sure that she will have seen today the interim report from Sir Jon Cunliffe’s water commission, which outlines his initial thoughts…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterMy hon. Friend will be aware of the action we have taken through the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 to give the regulator the power it needs to ban the unjustified bonuses that…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI respectfully point out to the hon. Gentleman that Reform cares so much about the problems facing our water system that it did not mention it even once in its general election…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI thank my hon. Friend, and indeed neighbour, for his question, and I know what a strong water champion he is on behalf of his constituents. His constituents, much like everybody…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterThe point is that there is a market-led solution on the table and I expect Thames Water to follow through on that.03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterThe problems that my hon. Friend points to are to do with a lack of investment throughout the entire period of the previous Government, so I was delighted that just before…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterI agree with the hon. Gentleman; the water companies—Thames Water and all the others—should of course engage with MPs who are seeking to represent the interests of their…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterAs I said to the hon. Lady’s constituent, I would be happy to visit if my diary allows. In any case, I would be very happy to ensure she gets a meeting with the Minister for Water…03 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterThe problems facing the water sector are to do with failures of governance and regulation. We need to tackle the actual problems, not the imagined ones. If we were to seek to…03 Jun 2025