Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Monday, 28 October 2024, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. The answering members were Lord Blencathra and Lord Roborough.

Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]

Lords committee stage first day. Clause 1 under consideration. (Part 1 of 2).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 840 cc929-983
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Water (Special Measures) Bill (HL) 2024-26
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Bills
House of Lords; Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
Monday, 28 October 2024
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Roborough | 840 cc961-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 17 in my name. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, yet again ...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 840 cc934-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on bringing forward the first Defra Bill to Committee stage...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 840 c964 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
7: Clause 1, page 1, line 17, after “standard...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 840 cc965-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak also to Amendment 8 in my name. These amendments are in a group looking at...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 840 c971 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate in some depth these two amendments. I just ...; Lord Roborough | 840 cc947-950 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for moving the lead amendment in this group. I wi...; Lord Roborough | 840 cc955-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, for moving Amendment 4. It is right that the Govern...; Lord Roborough | 840 cc980-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for moving the amendment. I want to speak in supp...; Earl Russell | 840 c940 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Earl Russell
2: Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out “may” and insert “must”<...; Earl Russell | 840 cc940-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in rising to speak to this amendment, I declare my interests as set out in the register...; Earl Russell | 840 cc951-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her comments. The noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, put forw...; Earl Russell | 840 cc958-960 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. Amendment 6, tabled in the name of my noble friend...; Earl Russell | 840 cc971-2 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Earl Russell
9: Clause 1, page 2, line 3, at end insert—
“(d) requirin...; Earl Russell | 840 cc972-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the amendments in this group all relate to representation on water company boards. This...; Earl Russell | 840 cc979-980 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been one of the really interesting groups in the Bill. I am not certain that a...; Earl Russell | 840 c983 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for her response. This has been an interesting debate. There is more for us ...; Lord Whitty | 840 c967 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I was not planning to speak this evening, and indeed I have to go shortly, but this deb...; Lord Deben | 840 cc977-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise to support the amendments, particularly those placed before us by the noble Duke...; Lord Sikka | 840 c953 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Sikka (Lab)
4: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, leave out “persons holding se...; Lord Sikka | 840 c953 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Amendment 4 seeks clarity as to what the Bill is getting at. The Bill’s intention appea...; Baroness Willis of Summertown | 840 c929 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Willis of Summertown
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new C...; Baroness Willis of Summertown | 840 cc929-932 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in moving Amendment 1, I will also speak to Amendment 91 in my name. These amendments s...; Baroness Parminter | 840 c931 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will be brief because the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, has set out clearly the case f...; Baroness Young of Old Scone | 840 cc931-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my support to these two amendments, to which I have put my name. I was pondering ...; Lord Cromwell | 840 c935 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I also add my support for these amendments, and I agree with much of what has been said...; Lord Blencathra | 840 cc935-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare my interests as on the register. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of S...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 840 cc936-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, for her interest in and general ...; Baroness Willis of Summertown | 840 c939 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister and everybody else who has contributed to this discussion on my amendment. I...; Duke of Wellington | 840 c942 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first, I congratulate the Government on having set up, last week, the review under Sir ...; Lord Remnant | 840 cc943-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 3 in my name and I apologise for the typo. I had noticed it, ...; Lord Sikka | 840 cc945-8 (Link to this contribution)
I will speak to Amendment 25. This amendment seeks to strengthen Parliament’s role in crafting an...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 840 cc950-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, clearly, public trust in the water sector has been severely damaged and the number of s...; Lord Remnant | 840 cc953-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I must admit to having experienced a degree of trepidation on discovering that I was to...; Baroness Pinnock | 840 cc954-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I start by reminding the Committee that I have an experience, rather than an interest, ...; Duke of Wellington | 840 c955 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support Amendment 18 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Remnant, which simply delete...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 840 c957 (Link to this contribution)
I thank noble Lords for their interest in the rules relating to performance-related pay. The publ...; Lord Sikka | 840 c957 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate and I am sure that some ...; Lord Sikka | 840 c958 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Sikka
5: Clause 1, page 1, line 15, leave out “performance-related pay”...; Lord Sikka | 840 c958 (Link to this contribution)
Gosh—my turn again. This amendment seeks to replace the words “performance-related pay” with “tot...; Lord Cromwell | 840 cc960-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 13 in my name. As this is my first contribution on an amendme...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 840 cc963-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their suggestions regarding matters we need to be cons...; Lord Sikka | 840 c964 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in this debate, giving us much food for though...; Baroness Pinnock | 840 cc966-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I broadly agree with the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh. S...; Lord Cromwell | 840 c967 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support the amendments, but I want to make one comment on the discussion, which has p...; Lord Blencathra | 840 cc967-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for moving this important amendment,...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 840 cc969-971 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, through provisions introduced by Clause 1, Ofwat will be able to issue new rules on rem...; Lord Cromwell | 840 c974 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 16 in my name. I underline at the outset that this is not abo...; Duke of Wellington | 840 cc974-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 21 and 23 in my name. In effect, they both seek to amend new...; Lord Remnant | 840 cc975-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as the noble Earl, Lord Russell, indicated, this group of amendments deals with a commo...; Lord Sikka | 840 cc976-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my Amendment 82 addresses a major question that the Bill does not address: why do water...; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 840 c977 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 100. The issues of water pollution and the supply of clean...; Lord Cromwell | 840 c979 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we spoke earlier about the issue of two regulators and I will not go back over that. Ho...; Lord Sikka | 840 c980 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 100. The water authorities in Berlin and Paris are pu...; Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 840 cc982-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It has come across clearly that...
Notes: Welsh legislative consent sought.
Subjects: Consumers Accountability Directors Climate change Biodiversity Enforcement Environment protection Land drainage Investment income Floods Ofwat Pollution Public appointments Pollution control Property development Standards Performance related pay Water Regulation Sewage Water companies Sewers Rivers Corporate governance
Legislation: Water (Special Measures) Bill (HL) 2024-26
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]

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