House of Commons Amendments

Session 2013 - 14
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2
A statutory instrument containing an order to be made by the Welsh Ministers

under section 56(3) in relation to section 5 and Schedule 5 may not be made

unless a draft has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the National

Assembly for Wales.

3
In the table in paragraph 1—

(a)
“wholly or mainly English water undertakers” means water

undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

(b)
“wholly or mainly English sewerage undertakers” means sewerage

undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in England;

(c)
“wholly or mainly English undertakers” means undertakers falling

within paragraph (a) or (b);

(d)
“wholly or mainly English water supply licensees” means water

supply licensees using the supply systems of water undertakers whose

areas are wholly or mainly in England;

(e)
“wholly or mainly English sewerage licensees” means sewerage

licensees using the sewerage systems of sewerage undertakers whose

areas are wholly or mainly in England;

(f)
“wholly or mainly English licensees” means licensees falling within

paragraph (d) or (e);

(g)
“wholly or mainly Welsh water undertakers” means water undertakers

whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales;

(h)
“wholly or mainly Welsh sewerage undertakers” means sewerage

undertakers whose areas are wholly or mainly in Wales;

(i)
“wholly or mainly Welsh undertakers” means undertakers falling

within paragraph (g) or (h);

(j)
“wholly or mainly Welsh water supply licensees” means water supply

licensees using the supply systems of water undertakers whose areas

are wholly or mainly in Wales;

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(k)
“wholly or mainly Welsh sewerage licensees” means sewerage

licensees using the sewerage systems of sewerage undertakers whose

areas are wholly or mainly in Wales;

(l)
“wholly or mainly Welsh licensees” means licensees falling within

paragraph (j) or (k).

4
In paragraph 3—

(a)
references to water undertakers’ supply systems are to be construed in

accordance with section 17B of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as

amended by section 2 of this Act);

(b)
references to sewerage undertakers’ sewerage systems are to be

construed in accordance with section 17BA(7) of the Water Industry

Act 1991 (as inserted by section 4 of this Act).’.

Order of the House [25 November 2013]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Water Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 17 December 2013.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [3 December 2013]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 3

December) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 3 December;

(b)
at 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 December;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 1.30 pm on Tuesday 10 December;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 12 December;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 17 December;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

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Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Water Services Regulation

December
than 10.15 am
Authority (Ofwat)

Water Industry Commission for

Scotland

Water UK

Business Stream

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Consumer Council for Water

December
than 11.25 am
Dr Peter Kenway, Director, New

Policy Institute and co-author of

The Water Industry: a case to

answer

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Association of British Insurers

December
than 3.15 pm
National Flood Forum

British Insurance Brokers’

Association

Council of Mortgage Lenders

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Environment Agency

December
than 3.35 pm

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Blueprint for Water Coalition

December
than 4.05 pm
Chartered Institution of Water and

Environmental Management

Tuesday 3
Until no later
Department for Environment,

December
than 4.50 pm
Food and Rural Affairs

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 2 to 4; Schedules 3 and

4; Clause 5; Schedule 5; Clauses 6 to 35; Schedule 6; Clauses 36 to 40;

Schedule 7; Clauses 41 to 44; Schedule 8; Clauses 45 to 50; Schedule 9;

Clause 51; Schedule 10; Clauses 52 to 57; new Clauses; new Schedules;

remaining proceedings on the Bill; and

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 17 December.



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