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Flood and Water Management Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for putting on record his very full response to my amendments, for stating the Government’s commitment to preventing problems and for explaining the adoption agreements which must be in place before connection. On Amendment 102, the pilot scheme was a suggestion. I am sorry that the Minister rejected it, but I suppose I accept his reasons for doing so. I particularly thank him for clarifying Pitt’s Recommendation 10 that the automatic right to connect should be removed, and for explaining that I should find it in paragraph 16 of Schedule 3 and putting that on record. With that, I withdraw the amendment. Amendment 101 withdrawn. Clause 42 agreed. Amendments 102 and 103 not moved. Clause 43 : Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups Amendment 104 Clause 43 : Drainage: concessionary charges for community groups Amendment 104 Moved by