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HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeAbsolutely. As my hon. Friend says, chalk streams are extremely rare. There are almost 200 in the world—not many at all. As for regulating our water, Ofwat simply is not fit for…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeI will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeAbsolutely. The English chalk downland houses 85% of the world’s total. It is a privilege to say that in my constituency we are home to four of those rare and precious habitats:…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling sewage discharges in chalk streams. One Friday evening, I received a text and photos from a desperate…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeWe have absolutely been let down by the last Conservative Government and we need to turn that around. Chalk streams and their catchment areas, such as the one in Harpenden and…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeI will be calling for a lot in holding water companies to account. Analysis completed by the Liberal Democrats found that almost 50,000 hours of sewage was discharged into chalk…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeIt is my first Westminster Hall debate.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeAbsolutely. We must also see a ban on bonuses for water company executives until sewage spills end and leaks are fixed. Ultimately, we need to transform water companies into…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeExactly. I call on the Minister to provide proper protection, regulation and enforcement. Although Ofwat has finally taken action, ordering water companies to return £158 million…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeAbsolutely. These are vital investments that have to go ahead. Locally, many organisations have worked tirelessly for many years to highlight the importance of precious catchment…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Chalk Streams: Sewage DischargeAbsolutely. Many of my constituents are horrified at the local state of rivers and frustrated by the lack of progress, and feel compelled to attend the march for clean water on…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI thank the hon. Lady for securing the debate. Constituent after constituent has written to me, including an elderly couple who have just recovered from cancer. They said that…10 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI thank the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing such an important debate. An Ofsted report for Hertfordshire deemed that there were widespread systemic…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionMy hon. Friend took the words right out of my mouth. At the current rate in Hertfordshire it would take 15 years to achieve parity between the two counties. This is a lost…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHealthcare Provision: East of EnglandThe hon. Member talks about hospital services, especially for the more elderly in society. Will he join me in calling for more cross-party talks on social care, which is often the…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. In one month alone at the West Hertfordshire teaching hospitals trust, we lost 843 days because of the social care backlog. The burden of that cost is often taken up by…23 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make my maiden speech today. I thank the hon. Member for Blackpool South (Chris Webb) for his passionate speech and…22 Jul 2024