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HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Of course, it is an independent commission; it is up to Sir Jon to appoint to the board whom he likes. However, it is a very balanced board, and I hope the hon. Gentleman will…28 Jan 2025HANSARDCambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant RelocationThis Government have committed to rebuilding Britain, delivering 1.5 million new homes, along with the critical infrastructure that underpins economic growth. As set out in the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDPollution of WaterwaysThe Government continue to monitor very closely what is happening in Thames Water, and indeed in all the other water companies. The only easement I have ever seen given to water…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere will be an opportunity for Members to engage with Sir Jon Cunliffe’s commission in January, and I am sure that the right hon. Member’s Committee will want to do precisely…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to point to the scandalous situation that the previous Government left our waterways in, with record levels of pollution and raw sewage filthying our…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMental health services are the responsibility of the national health service, and the former Health Secretary, who broke the NHS, is in no position to lecture anybody about public…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI extend my heartfelt sympathies to that family, but I think it is irresponsible in the extreme to seek to weaponise a personal tragedy of that kind in this way. Where there is…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government of course recognise the importance of and need for a robust drainage system, but my hon. Friend will be aware that the previous Government failed to ensure adequate…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share customers’ anger about the water bill rises announced by Ofwat this morning. Customers have been left to pay the price of Conservative failure after the previous…19 Dec 2024HANSARDPollution of WaterwaysI thank the hon. Lady for raising such an important issue, and I recognise that over 40% of pollution in our waterways comes from agricultural run-off. Sir Jon Cunliffe and the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDWater Bills: Price Review 2024 Final DeterminationsOur water system needs fixing. Our rivers, lakes and seas are choked by pollution. Under the Conservatives, our sewerage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies…19 Dec 2024HANSARDPollution of WaterwaysI congratulate my hon. Friend on being such a champion for clean rivers in his constituency. As I said, the Bill will ban the payment of undeserved bonuses to water executives who…19 Dec 2024HANSARDPollution of WaterwaysThe public are sick and tired of the scandal of sewage polluting our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we are taking immediate action to place water companies under special…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsThe hon. Gentleman raises a number of important points. I will repeat my earlier comments about agricultural property relief: the last year for which we have data available shows…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who raises an important point. However, I find it a little ironic that Conservative Members are calling for this Government to commit to…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsOf course we hear the concerns, but I say to the right hon. Gentleman that in the last year for which we have actual claims data available, over 75% of claimants would not be…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsMay I take this opportunity to wish a very merry Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, and to the hard-working House staff? The Government have committed £5 billion to the agricultural…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsMy hon. Friend will be aware that the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Louth and Horncastle (Victoria Atkins), and the former Prime Minister, the right hon.…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. One of the reasons the Government commissioned a review into governance and regulation is because of the failure of the current…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I have to say to the hon. Gentleman that there is very little point in monitoring sewage in the water if all you do is watch the sewage increase and keep on flowing into our…16 Dec 2024