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Type
Impact assessments
Author
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Water; Water supply
Lords Library location
HINF 2000/1804
Date
25 February 2004
Reference
DETR;TSO
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what extent she intends the proposed Water Bill to include a duty on abstractors to use water efficiently, as required by the EC Water Framework Directive. (Holding answer 3 December 2002).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to what extent she intends the proposed Water Bill to include a duty on abstractors to use water efficiently, as required by the EC Water Framework Directive. (Holding answer 3 December 2002).
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 November 2002
For answer on
10 December 2002
Answered on
10 December 2002
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to what extent she intends the proposed Water
Bill to include a duty on abstractors to use water efficiently, as required by the EC Water Framework Directive. [84739]
Mr. Morley :[holding answer 3 December 2002]:
Article 11(3)(c) of the EC Water Framework requires a programme of measures to promote efficient and sustainable use of water. It
does not require a duty on abstractors to use water efficiently. The Water Bill will not place such a duty on abstractors because
the Government believe the Environment Agency already has sufficient powers to ensure abstractors use water efficiently.
However, the Water Bill will place a duty on water companies to conserve water in the carrying out of their functions, as one of the
measures to meet the requirements of that Article.
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Conservation; Standards; Water; Water supply; Water companies; Water abstraction
Date
10 December 2002
Reference
84739; 396 c200W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If she will make a statement on the Government response to the consultation on the draft Water Bill. (Failed OPQ)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If she will make a statement on the Government response to the consultation on the draft Water Bill. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
Stephen Ladyman
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Beckett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 May 2002
For answer on
16 May 2002
Answered on
16 May 2002
Dr. Ladyman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the Government
response to the consultation on the draft Water Bill. [55134]
Margaret Beckett: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, announced the publication of the Government Response to the draft
Water Bill consultation on Thursday 2 May.
The Water Bill aims to ensure improved management of our water resources; place consumers at the heart of a more open and
accountable regulatory process and increase the powers of courts and the Regulators to level appropriate financial penalties on
water companies. In addition, the Bill will contain provisions for extending competition for users of large amounts of water.
The consultation response considered in detail more than 150 responses and following this, a number of amendments will be made to
the draft Water Bill. The main changes are; firstly that Ofwat will be governed by a Regulatory Board rather than an individual
Director General, along similar lines to other economic regulators. This is instead of the Advisory Panel proposed in the Draft
Bill. Secondly, the Director General's duties to ensure that companies can secure "reasonable returns on their capital" will not be
altered. And thirdly the Director General of Water Services will be given a sustainable development duty. While this will not alter
the Director General's purpose or aims, it will oblige him to be mindful of social and environmental concerns, when exercising his
functions as economic regulator of the industry. The Director General supports these changes.
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Competition; Standards; Water; Water supply
Date
16 May 2002
Reference
385 c813W;385 c813-4W; 55134
House
House of Commons
Lords Statement on when they intend to publish the response to the draft Water bill consultation [HL 4115]. - Inc fact that copies of the response are being placed in the Library.
Lords Statement on when they intend to publish the response to the draft Water bill consultation [HL 4115]. - Inc fact that copies of the response are being placed in the Library.
Asked by
Lord Clarke of Hampstead
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Whitty
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
3 May 2002
Answered on
3 May 2002
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Consumers; Conservation; Environment protection; Drinking water; Protection; Pollution control; Water; Water supply; Regulation; Water companies
Date
3 May 2002
Reference
HL 4115; 634 c153-4WA
House
House of Lords
Statement on when the Government will publish its response to the draft Water Bill consultation; and if she will make a statement. (In Library Dep 02/942).
Statement on when the Government will publish its response to the draft Water Bill consultation; and if she will make a statement. (In Library Dep 02/942).
Asked by
Bill Tynan
(Labour)
Answered by
Michael Meacher
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2002
For answer on
2 May 2002
Answered on
2 May 2002
Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Government will publish its response to
the draft Water Bill consultation; and if she will make a statement. [54681]
Mr. Meacher: The Government response to the draft Water Bill consultation is being published today. It considers issues raised by
over 150 respondents. Copies of the response are being placed in the Library.
There was general support for the aims of the Bill, although there were inevitably differences regarding a number of the proposals.
The main changes that will be in the Bill as a result of the consultation are: Ofwat will be governed by a Regulatory Board rather
than an individual Director General, along similar lines to other economic regulators. This is instead of the Advisory Panel
proposed in the draft Bill. Ofwat's duty to ensure that water companies are able to secure reasonable returns on their capital will
now be retained.
The draft Water Bill contains provisions in the broad areas of water resource management and better regulations as well as other
specific provisions. In particular the draft Bill contains: reform of water abstraction licensing to provide new powers to protect
the environment and manage water resources more effectively and a requirement on water companies to prepare drought plans and
conserve water; amendment of the regulatory framework to improve the position of consumers and improve regulatory certainty, and in
particular to set up a new, independent Consumer Council for Water; reform of the drinking water regulatory regime to cope with
industry restructuring and the possible effects of the Competition Act, giving the Drinking Water Inspectorate greater status, and
increasing the level of fines that magistrates can impose; and improvement of the regime for controlling polluting discharges, and
rationalisation of arrangements for reservoir safety and the regulation of water, sewerage and contaminated land.
The Government response to the draft Water Bill consultation reflects the Government's continued commitment to placing consumers at
the heart of regulation and ensuring environmental sustainability in the water industry.
We aim to introduce the Bill as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Consumers; Conservation; Environment protection; Drinking water; Protection; Pollution control; Water; Water supply; Regulation; Water companies
Date
2 May 2002
Reference
54681; 384 c936W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Consultation papers (Government responses);
Deposited papers
Author
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committed on
2 May 2002
Originated on
1 May 2002
Received on
2 May 2002
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Conservation; Licensing; Quality control; Water; Water supply; Water abstraction
Commons Library location
DEP 02/942
Lords Library location
HINF 2002/1055
Date
2 May 2002
Reference
DEP 02/942
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee; Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Notes
Received 14.01.02
Subjects
Environment protection; Irrigation; Standards; Water; Water charges; Water supply; Regulation; Sustainable development
Date
9 January 2002
Reference
HC 499 2001/02
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; National Assembly for Wales
Type
Consultation papers (Government responses);
Deposited papers
Author
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; National Assembly for Wales
Committed on
28 June 2001
Originated on
1 June 2001
Received on
28 June 2001
Legislation
Competition Act 1998; Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Compensation; Consumers; Companies; Licensing; Environment protection; Environment Agency; Natural resources; Water; Taxation; Water abstraction; Consultation papers
Commons Library location
DEP 01/984;Research Sc 628.1,P
Lords Library location
HINF 2001/1376
Date
28 June 2001
Reference
DEP 01/984
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Witnesses
Environment Agency; Ofwat; English Nature; National Farmers Union; Transport and the Regions Department of the Environment; Consumers Association; Michael Meacher; Public and Commercial Services Union; UNISON; Water UK; New Policy Institute; Dieter Helm; John Place
Notes
Received 26.01.01
Subjects
Environment protection; Environment Agency; Irrigation; Ofwat; National Consumer Council; Standards; Water; Water charges; Water supply; Regulation; Sustainable development; Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; Water UK
Date
28 March 2001
Reference
HC 145 2000/01
House
House of Commons
Type
Command papers
Author
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Laid on
6 November 2000
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Notes
Research Sc single copy entitled 'Water Bill consultation on draft legislation'; Received 06.11.00. Only the first volume carries the number Cm 4908.
Subjects
Conservation; Coal; Contamination; Land; Flood control; Licensing; Environmental impact assessment; Drinking water; Droughts; Drinking Water Inspectorate; Mining; Pollution control; Monitoring; Water; Sewage; Water supply; Small businesses; Repairs and maintenance; Water companies; Rivers; Ground water; Impact assessments
Commons Library location
Research Sc 628.1,P
Date
6 November 2000
Reference
Cm 4908
House
House of Commons
Statement on when the Government plans to publish the draft Water Bill; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and fact that will publish a draft Water Bill for public consultation on Monday 6 November.
Statement on when the Government plans to publish the draft Water Bill; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and fact that will publish a draft Water Bill for public consultation on Monday 6 November.
Asked by
Ian Stewart
(Labour)
Answered by
Michael Meacher
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 November 2000
For answer on
2 November 2000
Answered on
2 November 2000
Mr. Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Government plans to publish
the draft Water Bill; and if he will make a statement. [136776]
Mr. Meacher: I will publish a draft Water Bill for public consultation on Monday 6 November. The draft bill will have three main
elements: first, it will contain provisions to improve the management of water through reforms to the abstraction licensing system
and by promoting greater water conservation by water companies; second, it will re-introduce the regulatory reform provisions for
water that were removed from the Utilities Bill in March 2000. These clauses have been updated since then, mainly to reflect any
relevant amendments made to the equivalent energy provisions now in the Utilities Act 2000. The overall aim is to put the consumer
at the heart of the regulatory process and to make regulation more open and accountable; and third, the draft Bill will contain a
number of other useful but minor improvements to the regulatory systems for water and reservoir safety.
The draft Bill includes provisions to increase the maximum penalty for abstraction and impounding offences and for supplying water
unfit for human consumption from £5,000 to £20,000. This reflects the importance the Government attaches to ensuring appropriate
fines for water offences. Unlimited fines are available in the crown courts.
The draft Bill will also give new powers to the regulators to fine water companies up to 10 per cent. of their turnover for breaches
of their conditions of appointment, or for failure to achieve prescribed standards of performance.
We are also consulting on measures to ensure that customers have easy access to reliable comparative information on water company
performance. We are working with the water industry with the aim of developing a pilot scheme. We are also consulting when we
publish the draft water bill on introducing any necessary legislation to require companies to provide comparative performance
information to customers.
Copies of the draft Bill and covering consultation paper, and an accompanying publication setting out the Government's Regulatory
Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and a Policy Appraisal for Equal Treatment will be laid before the House at 11am
on Monday 6 November.
Legislation
Draft Water Bill (2000)
Subjects
Conservation; Licensing; Fines; Standards; Water; Water companies; Water abstraction
Date
2 November 2000
Reference
355 c553W; 136776
House
House of Commons