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House of Commons

Tuesday 12 January 2010

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Flood and Water Management Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [7 Januaray 2010].

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

131

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out lines 5 and 6 and insert—

‘(1)	“Flood” includes—

(a)	any case where land not normally covered by water becomes covered by

water, or

(b)	any case where water has rested just below the surface.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

82

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘waters,’, insert—

‘(da)

groundwater.’

Member’s explanatory statement

Add groundwater specifically into key concept of flooding, makes it consistent with local

provisions and beyond doubt in national ones.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

83

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘waters,’, insert—

‘(da)

surface water flooding from whatever original source,’

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Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

84

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  14,  leave out subsection (3).

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

132

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  11,  after ‘infrastructure’ insert ‘(above and below ground)’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

3

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  33,  before ‘maintaining’ insert ‘re-instating’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

85

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(da)

managing the use of land, natural habitats, woodland and other natural

landscape features with the result of reducing flood risk or reducing

erosion,’

Member’s explanatory statement

To reinforce landscape-scale approach and explicitly include natural landscape management as

well as building and defending. ‘Result’ used not ‘aim’ as aim should be sustainability/wider

environmental objectives.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

7

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  2,  after ‘information’, insert ‘to all interested parties’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

8

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(g)	any land owners with a relevant interest.’.

Mr Roger Williams

Martin Horwood

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

114

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  at end insert—

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‘(g)	Natural England.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

43

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  at end add—

‘(14)

“English risk management authority” means—

(a)	the Environment Agency,

(b)	a risk management authority within subsection (13)(b), (c) or (f) for an

area that is wholly in England,

(c)	an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is wholly

or mainly in England, and

(d)	a water company that exercises functions in relation to an area in

England.

(15)	“Welsh risk management authority” means—

(a)	the Environment Agency,

(b)	a risk management authority within subsection (13)(b), (c) or (f) for an

area that is wholly in Wales,

(c)	an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district that is wholly

or mainly in Wales, and

(d)	a water company that exercises functions in relation to an area in Wales.

(16)	“Cross-border internal drainage board” means an internal drainage board for an

internal drainage district that is partly in England and partly in Wales.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

86

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  35,  leave out ‘risk’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Blueprint for Water submission. Replace risk-based approach with more holistic approach to

flood and coastal erosion management.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

87

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  37,  leave out ‘risk’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Blueprint for Water submission. Replace risk-based approach with more holistic approach to

flood and coastal erosion management.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

88

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  38,  leave out ‘risk’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Blueprint for Water submission. Replace risk-based approach with more holistic approach to

flood and coastal erosion management.

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Huw Irranca-Davies

44

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  40,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in England’ and

insert ‘English risk management authorities’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

89

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  41,  leave out ‘risk’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Blueprint for Water submission. Replace risk-based approach with more holistic approach to

flood and coastal erosion management.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

90

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  1,  after ‘managing’, insert ‘all’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

91

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(ea)

how the strategy and risk management functions are to be communicated

with a view to providing a single communication route for all members

of the public concerned about flooding,’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

1

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  12,  leave out ‘objectives’ and insert ‘landscape scale

objectives, including how the strategy will protect biodiversity, semi-natural habitats and

encourage native woodland creation.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

45

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  15,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in England’ and

insert ‘the English risk management authorities’.

Mr Roger Williams

Martin Horwood

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

115

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(b)	bodies representing the owners and occupiers of land likely, in the

opinion of the Agency, to be directly affected by flood and coastal

erosion.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The Bill imposes an obligation to consult with “the public”. This is too general and could be

discharged by simply posting notices in local papers. The Environment Agency should consult with

those land managers most directly affected by flooding and coastal erosion, particularly farmers.

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Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

92

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(ba)

national registered charities whose aims under section 2 (2)(i) of the

Charities Act 2006 include the advancement of environmental protection

or improvement,

(bb)	Natural England,

(bc)	Regional Flood and Coastal Erosion Committees as established under

section 22,’.

Member’s explanatory statement

To specifically include third sector environmental and conservation organisations, Natural

England and regional flood committees as statutory consultees on national strategy.

Huw Irranca-Davies

46

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  23,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in England’ and

insert ‘English risk management authorities’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

9

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  31,  leave out subsection (9) and insert—

‘(9)	An approved strategy or guidance under this section may not be made unless a

draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of

Parliament.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

47

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in Wales’ and

insert ‘Welsh risk management authorities’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

2

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  9,  leave out ‘objectives’ and insert ‘landscape scale

objectives, including how the strategy will protect biodiversity, semi-natural habitats and

encourage native woodland creation.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

93

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

The Welsh Ministers must consult—

(a)	risk management authorities in Wales,

(b)	the public,

(c)	Welsh national registered charities whose aims under section 2(2)(i) of

the Charities Act 2006 include the advancement of environmental

protection or improvement,

(d)	Countryside Council for Wales,

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(e)	Welsh Regional Flood and Coastal Erosion Committees as established

under section 22.’.

Huw Irranca-Davies

48

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  15,  leave out ‘risk management authorities in Wales’ and

insert ‘Welsh risk management authorities’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

95

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

A lead local flood authority must gain the approval of the local flood risk

management strategy by its regional flood and coastal committee as established

in section 22.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

94

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  24,  leave out from second ‘risk’ to end of line 27 and insert

‘of any kind in a defined geographical area such as a district or unitary authority area.’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

10

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  37,  after ‘the’, insert ‘revised’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

32

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  1,  leave out ‘must be consistent with’ and insert ‘must have

regard to’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

12

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(c)	water companies.’.

Angela Watkinson

Miss Anne McIntosh

23

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(c)	the relevant sewerage undertaker(s).’.

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Mr Roger Williams

Martin Horwood

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

116

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(c)	bodies representing the owners and occupiers of land likely, in the

opinion of the lead local flood authority, to be directly affected by flood

and coastal erosion.’.

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

29

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(10)

The Minister shall as soon as possible instigate, publish and have regard to a

review undertaken by a panel of independent persons pertaining to the costs

which will be incurred by local authorities in implementing the provisions of this

Clause before the Clause is commenced.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

113

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  16,  at end add—

‘(10)

The Secretary of State shall as soon as possible instigate, publish and have regard

to a review undertaken by a panel of independent persons, including

representatives from local authorities, universities, professional institutions and

other bodies as the Secretary of State deems appropriate, pertaining to the training

that will be required for the lead local flood authorities to undertake the functions

conferred under this section before this section is commenced.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

97

Clause  10,  page  7,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

A lead local flood authority must gain the approval of the local flood risk

management strategy by its regional flood and coastal committee as established

in section 22.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

96

Clause  10,  page  7,  line  21,  leave out from second ‘risk’ to end of line 24 and insert

‘of any kind in a defined geographical area such as a district or unitary authority area.’.

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Revised 12 January 2010