Second Reading
Debate – House of Lords
The Second Reading debate took place
on 27 January. This debate was the House of Lords’ first opportunity to debate
the key principles and main purpose of the Bill; you can read the transcript in
Lords
Hansard.
House Lords Timetable
·
Committee
stage, which comprises a line by line examination of the Bill, is scheduled for
the 4, 6 and 11 February.
·
The
dates of Report and Third Reading are not confirmed.
Water Bill Briefing Notes
A new note - Water Bill: Codes for
agreements with water companies has been published. The new note explains
the different types of codes introduced in the Water Bill and how these may be
used to deliver reform in the new water and sewerage markets
FURTHER INFORMATION
Ø Details of the
Bill and Explanatory Note as well as the Parliamentary debates is available
from Parliament UK
Ø The briefing
notes that provide information about the areas covered by the Water Bill are
available from Gov.UK
Ø There is also
a specific web page for the Water Bill on Gov.UK
Nicholas
Grayston
Water
Bill
Defra