Debate on bill on Monday, 27 January 2014, in the House of Lords, led by Lord De Mauley. The answering member was Lord Whitty.

Water Bill

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 751 cc1002-1067
Session: 2013-14
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2014-0261
Monday, 27 January 2014
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Proceeding contributions: Lord De Mauley | 751 cc1002-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Government have prioritised growing the economy and improving the environment. This...; Lord Whitty | 751 cc1007-1012 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for a very clear, not to say dry, exposition of the terms of the B...; Baroness Parminter | 751 cc1012-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have neither the interests that the Minister had to declare nor the form of the Oppos...; Earl of Lytton | 751 cc1015-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise with some trepidation because, although I can bring something to the discussion ...; Lord Crickhowell | 751 cc1018-1022 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have not followed developments in the water industry closely since handing over my re...; Baroness Kennedy of Cradley | 751 cc1022-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am new to thinking about the issues surrounding the water industry. Therefore, like m...; Earl Cathcart | 751 cc1025-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the Government on bringing forward this Bill. We all take water for gran...; Lord Cameron of Dillington | 751 cc1026-1030 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest as a farmer in possession of two abstraction licences. Also, not ...; Earl of Selborne | 751 cc1030-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I should start by declaring that I am another farmer with an abstraction licence, altho...; Lord Redesdale | 751 cc1032-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, along with the Minister, I have to declare an interest in that I own one bank of a rive...; Lord Moynihan | 751 cc1034-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, 25 years ago I had the privilege of being one of the Ministers taking the original wate...; Viscount Hanworth | 751 cc1039-1042 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I should like to talk about the financial circumstances of our water companies, but fir...; Baroness Humphreys | 751 cc1042-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Crafnant Trust, which has responsibility for ...; Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 751 cc1043-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister has persuasively outlined the case for this Bill and has b...; Lord Oxburgh | 751 cc1046-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have various interests to declare, which I shall do during the course of my remarks, ...; Lord Sheikh | 751 cc1048-1051 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I commend the Government on this most important piece of legislation. Through the Bill,...; Lord Ashton of Hyde | 751 cc1051-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am pleased to support the Bill because of the increased competition it will bring to ...; Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | 751 cc1053-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we have had a wide-ranging debate today covering the many aspects of this important Bil...; Lord Borwick | 751 cc1054-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first, I welcome this Bill as a much needed change to the legislation. I thank South We...; Lord Grantchester | 751 cc1056-1060 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Water Bill has very much to commend it, and has been commended around the House. I ...; Lord De Mauley | 751 cc1060-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. A large number of quest...
Subjects: Compensation Competition Capital investment Licensing Infrastructure Insurance Environment Agency Floods Ofwat Maps Meters Water Water charges Water supply Regulation Sustainable development Water companies Water abstraction Regional flood and coastal committees Internal drainage boards Social tariffs
Legislation: Water Bill 2013-14
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Water Bill

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