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HANSARDSewageThe hon. Member makes an important point. One issue that Sir Jon Cunliffe and the water commission are looking at is how we can increase accountability and responsiveness directly…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageAs my hon. Friend will have seen, we have already passed the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, which gives the regulators more teeth to enforce against the polluting water…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, which is why we have given the regulator new powers through the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025. The Conservative party could have done so at…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI hope that the right hon. and learned Lady will work with the Government and support the reforms we are bringing forward to improve the functioning and performance of the water…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI do not think that decisions taken by the coalition Government were the fault of the previous Labour Government. I am merely gently pointing out that the Liberal Democrats did…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I share his concerns. Wherever it is happening and damaging people’s ability to enjoy our rivers, it is a disgrace and…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will not take any more interventions. I hear the hon. Gentleman’s point. Public health is a priority in the reforms that we are making. The…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI will make some progress, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind too much. The south-east of England will face severe water shortages by 2030 if we do not act urgently, so we are…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageThe hon. Gentleman makes a very powerful case for why reform is so desperately needed. My condolences to the owner of the dog—that is a terrible thing to happen to anybody.23 Apr 2025HANSARDThames Water: Financial ViabilityThe Government are taking steps to improve the performance of all water companies, including through the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, which I spoke about earlier. Sir Jon…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe take border security extremely seriously. That is why we have the BTOM—border target operating model—system, which we are very closely monitoring to make sure it is doing the…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Over the past 14 years, things only got filthier. This Government will turn the tide. Things will get cleaner thanks to the investment this…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere were, unfortunately, record levels of bankruptcies of farm businesses under the previous Government, in which the right hon. Lady was a member of the Cabinet. Under this…20 Mar 2025HANSARDSewage Discharge Reduction: Water Company InvestmentThe situation that the right hon. Gentleman describes is absolutely outrageous, and Members across the House will recognise similar situations in their own areas. We need to…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe problem facing farming is that it became unprofitable because of the actions of the previous Government, who undercut farm businesses in trade deals, undercut farmers on…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree that what happened on the River Wandle is shocking; it runs very close to my constituency as well, so I am aware of the situation. The Environment Agency is investigating…20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical Questionsrose—20 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are fighting to have the honour of responding to the former Prime Minister! Of course I agree with him. Our focus on farm profitability is precisely so that family farms up and…20 Mar 2025HANSARDSewage Discharge Reduction: Water Company InvestmentAbsolutely. That is why we have passed—and my hon. Friend will have voted for—the Water (Special Measures) Act, which gives the regulator the power they need to hold those water…20 Mar 2025HANSARDSewage Discharge Reduction: Water Company InvestmentMy officials and I have regular conversations with Ofwat and other regulators. As the right hon. Gentleman will be aware, last year water companies discharged record levels of…20 Mar 2025