Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Commons amendments 1 and 2 agreed to. Commons amendment 3 disagreed to and amendment 3B in lieu agreed to. Commons amendments 4 to 11 agreed to. Bill returned to the Commons with an amendment.

Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Commons amendments 1 and 2 agreed to. Commons amendment 3 disagreed to and amendment 3B in lieu agreed to. Commons amendments 4 to 11 agreed to. Bill returned to the Commons with an amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Penn

Moved by

Baroness Penn

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall speak also to the other amendments and that in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman.

I start with Commons Amendment 2. As was noted in the other place, the Government agree that the bank will make it a stipulation...

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall speak also to the other amendments and that in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman.

I start with Commons Amendment 2. As was noted in the other place, the Government agree that the bank will make it a stipulation...

I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet and rise to speak to my Motion 3A, which as the Minister said would reintroduce nature-based solutions into the definition of infrastructure in which the UK Infrastructure Bank may invest.

We had some very helpful conversations after Report and the...

I declare my interest as co-chair of Peers for the Planet and rise to speak to my Motion 3A, which as the Minister said would reintroduce nature-based solutions into the definition of infrastructure in which the UK Infrastructure Bank may invest.

We had some very helpful conversations after Report and the...

I support the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, in her proposed amendment and congratulate her on her tenacity in pursuing this issue. She has achieved something notable, and I thank her very much indeed. Account being taken of nature-based solutions improves the Bill and, on that basis, I also congratulate the...

I support the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, in her proposed amendment and congratulate her on her tenacity in pursuing this issue. She has achieved something notable, and I thank her very much indeed. Account being taken of nature-based solutions improves the Bill and, on that basis, I also congratulate the...

My Lords, I join in the congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who is both a force for nature and a force of nature in your Lordships’ House. I thank everyone else who has joined in getting this progress on nature-based solutions, although we should not look at those...

My Lords, I join in the congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who is both a force for nature and a force of nature in your Lordships’ House. I thank everyone else who has joined in getting this progress on nature-based solutions, although we should not look at those...

My Lords, I wanted to thank the Government and to associate myself with the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I thank them for their constructive engagement, which has allowed us to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

However, I thank the Government for listening in relation to a couple of other...

My Lords, I wanted to thank the Government and to associate myself with the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I thank them for their constructive engagement, which has allowed us to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

However, I thank the Government for listening in relation to a couple of other...

My Lords, I have to admit, although I should not, that when I saw the Bill appear on Forthcoming Business I thought that it had received Royal Assent about a year ago, that it had gone and that everyone was happy. Clearly, the other place was not quite happy, so...

My Lords, I have to admit, although I should not, that when I saw the Bill appear on Forthcoming Business I thought that it had received Royal Assent about a year ago, that it had gone and that everyone was happy. Clearly, the other place was not quite happy, so...

My Lords, I thank the Minister, both for her introduction today and for a helpful briefing held last week. When your Lordships’ House considered the Bill in the first half of last year, we were told that passing it should be a mere formality. The UK Infrastructure Bank was already...

My Lords, I thank the Minister, both for her introduction today and for a helpful briefing held last week. When your Lordships’ House considered the Bill in the first half of last year, we were told that passing it should be a mere formality. The UK Infrastructure Bank was already...

My Lords, the Bill is mercifully short, so I shall also keep my remarks brief. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken today and who contributed when we took the Bill through its substantive stages in this House a while back. I reassure them that the time it has...

My Lords, the Bill is mercifully short, so I shall also keep my remarks brief. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken today and who contributed when we took the Bill through its substantive stages in this House a while back. I reassure them that the time it has...

Moved by

Baroness Penn

Moved by

Baroness Penn

Moved by

Baroness Hayman

Moved by

Baroness Hayman

Moved by

Baroness Penn

Moved by

Baroness Penn

The resilience of water supplies and the water environment to climate change and the impacts of drought are areas of concern for the UK. Definitions of resilience vary, but in this POSTbrief it is the ability of the water supply system to recover from shocks. Projected changes in weather patterns and climate (increased temperatures and greater variability in rainfall) will reduce water availability. Increased water demand due to population growth means that, without action, water shortages could occur in future. These will impact the environment, society and the economy.

The resilience of water supplies and the water environment to climate change and the impacts of drought are areas of concern for the UK. Definitions of resilience vary, but in this POSTbrief it is the ability of the water supply system to recover from shocks. Projected changes in weather patterns...

Water Bill (HL). Committee stage fourth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 19 to 32 and 34 to 36 agreed to.

Water Bill (HL). Committee stage fourth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 19 to 32 and 34 to 36 agreed to.

Water Bill (HL). Committee stage first sitting (morning). Programme resolution agreed to. Clauses 1 and 2 disagreed to. Clauses 3 to 5 agreed to, Clauses 6 under consideration.

Water Bill (HL). Committee stage first sitting (morning). Programme resolution agreed to. Clauses 1 and 2 disagreed to. Clauses 3 to 5 agreed to, Clauses 6 under consideration.

Water Bill (HL). Lords committee stage. Grand committee off the Floor of the House (Moses Room) first day. New clauses considered. Clauses 1-6 agreed to.

Water Bill (HL). Lords committee stage. Grand committee off the Floor of the House (Moses Room) first day. New clauses considered. Clauses 1-6 agreed to.

Taking water responsibly: government decisions following consultation on changes to the water abstraction licensing system in England and Wales. DETR/WO. 1999.

Taking water responsibly: government decisions following consultation on changes to the water abstraction licensing system in England and Wales. DETR/WO. 1999.