The government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill is currently going through the
House of Lords and we have concerns that, as it stands, it could leave the public
with a hefty bill and the water system with little change.
We (The Sewage Campaign Network) have proposed four key amendments which
will improve it significantly. However, to make them a reality, we need the Lords to
vote and support them. This is where we need your help.
In brief, the amendments will:
1. Put failing water companies into Special Administration in the public interest;
2. Stop the public bailout of the water industry;
3. Reform the duties of Ofwat to be for people and nature, not shareholder
return;
4. Democratise water by putting employees and billpayers on the boards of
water companies.
We would be hugely grateful if you could take the time to e-mail one (or several)
members of the House of Lords, asking them the following (which can be copied and
pasted):
Please support the following amendments from the Marshalled list of amendments
to be moved in committee of the whole house.
1. Put failing water companies into special administration. AMENDMENT: 99★_
After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause - “Special administration for
breach of environmental and other obligations.
2. Stop the public bailout of the water industry (the bill currently allows for public
bailout). AMENDMENT: 97★_ After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause -
“Prohibition on bail-out of water company shareholders and creditors.
3. Reform the duties of Ofwat to be for clean water, conservation and reasonable
bills. This brings English water regulation up to the standards of, and improves
upon, the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 section 1 (The Bill currently puts growth
before the environment. ). AMENDMENT 29★_ Clause 1, insert the following
new Clause— “Prohibition of possible conflicts of interest 78_ After Clause 7,
insert the following new Clause - “Water regulator obligations. Duties of water
regulators for clean water.
4. Put employees and bill payers on the Boards of water companies. This reflects
the normal practice in most wealthier OECD countries for large companies
AMENDMENT 100★_ After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause -
“Governance structure of water companies."
Don't forget to include your name, address and contact details into the e-mail!
We have included a list of members of the house below, with huge thanks to our
friends at SOS Whitstable. If you just e-mail one of them, it will be helpful. If you can
find the time to message several, or even BCC the entire list, that would be
amazing.
To avoid everybody contacting the same Lords or Ladies at the top of the list,
can I suggest that you target the section that begins with the same letter as
your surname, which will hopefully help to spread the e-mails more evenly.
Your help is, as ever, greatly appreciated as we continue to fight for clean water and
a fairer water system.
The Henley Mermaids
The Sewage Campaign Network
A |
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Baroness Armstrong | |
The Earl of Oxford & Asquith (Raymond Asquith) | |
Lord Astor | |
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Baroness Bakewell | |
Lord Beecham | |
Baroness Benjamin | |
Lord Berkeley | |
Baroness Bennett | |
Baroness Billingham | |
Lord Bhatia | |
Lord Black | |
Baroness Blackstone | |
Baroness Bloomfield | |
Lord Botham | |
The Earl of Glasgow (Patrick Boyle) | |
Lord Bradley | |
Baroness Butler-Sloss | |
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Lord Cameron | |
Lord Campbell-Savours | |
Lord Rupert Carrington | |
Baroness Chalker | |
The Earl of Shrewsbury - Charles Chetwynd-Talbot | |
Lord Clark | |
Baroness Cohen | |
Lord Collins | |
Lord Crathorne | |
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Lord De Mauley | |
The Earl of Home - David Douglas-Home | |
Lord Duncan | |
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Lord Empey | |
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Baroness Finlay | |
Lord Foster | |
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Baroness Gale | |
Lord Geddes | |
Lord German | |
Baroness Golding | |
The Duke of Montrose - James Graham | |
Lord Grantchester | |
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Lord Harrison | |
Lord Haskel | |
Lord Haworth | |
The Earl of Kinnoull - Charles Hay | |
Baroness Henig | |
Baroness Hodgson | |
Lord Hodgson | |
Lord Hollick | |
Earl Howe | |
Lord Howell | |
Lord Hughes | |
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Baroness Jones | |
Jenny Jones | |
Lord Jones | |
Lord Judd | |
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Baroness Kennedy | |
Lord Kilclooney | |
Lord King | |
Lord Knight | |
Lord Krebs | |
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Baroness Liddell | |
Lord Lilley | |
The Earl of Lindsay - James Lindesay-Bethune | |
Lord Lipsey | |
Lord Lucas | |
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Lord Mackay | |
Lord MacKenzie | |
Lord Marlesford | |
Lord Matthew Carrington | |
Lord McColl | |
Baroness McDonagh | |
Baroness McIntosh | |
Lord McNicol | |
Baroness Morgan | |
Lord Morris | |
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Lord Naseby | |
Baroness Neville-Rolfe | |
Lord Northbrook | |
Baroness Nothover | |
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Baroness O'Cathain | |
Lord O'Shaughnessy | |
Lord Owen | |
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Baroness Parminter | |
Lord Patel | |
Lord Pendry | |
Baroness Pitkeathley | |
Lord Puttnam | |
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Baroness Quin | |
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Lord Rana | |
Lord Randall | |
Baroness Redfern | |
Lord Ribeiro | |
Viscount Ridley | |
Lord Rooker | |
Baroness Royall | |
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Lord Saatchi | |
The Earl of Sandwich - John Montagu | |
Baroness Scott | |
Baroness Seccombe | |
Lord Sikka | |
Lord Smith | |
Lord Stephen | |
Lord Stoddart | |
Lord Strasburger | |
Lord Stunell | |
Lord Swinfen | |
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Lord Taverne | |
Lord Teverson | |
Lord Thomas | |
Lord Turnberg | |
Lord Tyler | |
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Lord Wallace | |
Baroness Walmsley | |
Lord Whitty | |
Lord Wigley | |
Lord Willis | |
Lord Willoughby |
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