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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will add to the words I have already said, but not by very many, I promise. The simple bottom line of our proposal is that nature-based solutions offer great value for dealing…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)In that case, I will speak to amendment 19, which is about revolving doors. Amendment 19 seeks to prevent a revolving door between water companies and the regulator. In July 2023,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Well, that is bizarre. With total respect for the hon. Gentleman, he completely misunderstands. We are seeking to put this on the face of the Bill and not kick it off to a…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 2, page 5, line 9, after “occurrence” insert “and impact”.09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will speak to amendments 23 and 25 first, as they are connected, then amendment 24, and then amendments 9 and 6, which were tabled by those on the Conservative Front Bench. I…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I appreciate that, Mr Vickers. I am very grateful for the helpful and constructive intervention the hon. Gentleman just made. Look, this is not an amendment we are seeking to…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)There are no further comments from us, and we do not seek to press to a vote any of the amendments that we have tabled. We are concerned that there is not enough detail in the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Oh, go on.09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad MaintenanceHundreds of local authority roads across the country include half-joint bridges built in the 1960s and 1970s that are now dangerously unsafe. They include the Brigsteer Road and…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksBefore the hon. Member moves on, when it comes to Scotland and northern England transport links, does he have a view on the practice of Avanti, which runs the west coast route…08 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne in five social care jobs in Cumbria are currently unfilled, and the consequences are unbearable for those who are vulnerable; indeed, they are causing pressure on the rest of…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Hospice FundingThis additional funding will benefit hospices serving Westmorland communities—St Mary’s, St John’s, Eden Valley and the children’s hospice, Jigsaw—only if two things happen.…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is related to the questions we just had. Thank you for granting the point of order, Mr Speaker. At 7 o’clock this morning, entirely foreseeably, Ofwat announced bill rises of…19 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget: Family FarmsMerry Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, and to all here and beyond. Farmers in my communities and across the country are genuinely devastated by the Government’s family farm tax,…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Opportunities for IndustryDoes the Minister agree that it is something of a tragedy that the UK, which is surrounded by the highest tidal range on planet Earth after Canada, uses so little of that for…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]It is a great privilege to speak on this Bill on behalf of my party, and a still greater privilege, I dare say, to speak as the Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale, which includes…16 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionThe Minister will know that in Cumbria we are still going through the process of a reorganisation that happened just 18 months ago. For better or worse, all reorganisations are…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Unless, to my absolute surprise, the Liberal Democrats were in power in the 1980s and early 1990s, I do not think that could have been the case. I was at university with the hon.…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRefugees: EmploymentThe Government are seeking to clear the very unacceptable backlog—the huge backlog—of asylum applications they inherited from the previous Government. As a result, we are already…16 Dec 2024