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HANSARD Independent Water CommissionIt is always a pleasure, of course, to gaze at you, Mr Speaker, rather than elsewhere in the Chamber. The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. The point of the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionMy hon. Friend is a powerful campaigner for cleaner water. In fact, it is hard to think of anybody who has campaigned harder on the issue. The commission will seek to engage the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for the points that he makes. Of course, he is right. The Water (Special Measures) Bill, with its ban on bonuses, will not be sufficient…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionMy hon. Friend alludes to an important point. Rivers and water catchments are no respecters of boundaries, and it is important that we have a model that works within catchments,…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. He is absolutely right to point out that last year we saw the highest levels of sewage ever recorded in our rivers, lakes and seas. No…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI thank my hon. Friend for her comments. Unfortunately, customers have been left to pay the price of 14 years of Conservative failure to secure investment in our water…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWell, that was all a little bit embarrassing, wasn’t it? The previous Government had 14 years in power, our rivers, lakes and seas are awash with record levels of pollution, and…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the action that this Government are taking to fundamentally transform our water industry and clean up our…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWe certainly need fast action after 14 years of absolutely nothing. The commission will point the way to resetting the sector for the future, and will seek to establish a system…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionDiolch yn fawr i chi. I would be very happy to visit Monmouthshire. It is important that we look at the situation with water across catchments, particularly where it is crossing…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI certainly agree that residents have lost confidence not just in the regulators but in the water system at large, which is why we have set up this commission to look at how we…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI thank the residents of my hon. Friend’s constituency and those in other constituencies who are taking action for themselves against flooding. We have already set up and held the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionWe certainly know the dire state of our waterways. We also need to know in detail the root and branch reforms required to make the corrections. We will have that from this…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI remember very well and with pleasure the visit to which my hon. Friend refers. I also remember how distressed residents were to see their homes flooded and their possessions…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThat is an important point. The commission will be looking at the financial viability of water companies, including their levels of indebtedness. The hon. Member also made the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; this sewage scandal affects the entire country, including his constituency of Hartlepool. It is important that this commission focuses on…23 Oct 2024HANSARDCambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation: Development Consent Order ExtensionThis statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed development by Anglian Water for the Cambridge waste water treatment plant relocation…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI will finish my speech, if Members do not mind. That is why this Government will do what the previous Government failed to achieve, despite repeated promises. We will publish a…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI happily agree with the points that my hon. Friend has made. The Labour party is on the side of farmers. The UK has world-class science and innovation capabilities. Developing…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityIf the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will make a little progress. I have taken up an awful lot of time and am only about halfway through, and I want to leave time for others to…08 Oct 2024