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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 21 January 2010

Consideration of Bill

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Flood and Water Management Bill, As Amended

Flood risk management function

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘The flood risk management function will be scrutinised in accordance with the

provisions of the bill by both Houses of Parliament under the provisions of the

European Communities Act 1972.’.

Regular maintenance of water courses

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Environment Agency must undertake a programme of regular maintenance

work of major water courses on an annual basis with quarterly reports to both

Houses of Parliament.’.

Pilot schemes for adoption of private drains

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Environment Agency must establish a pilot scheme with the aim of—

(a)	auditing all private drains and sewers;

(b)	assessing their condition;

(c)	estimating the likely cost of adopting all private drains and sewers in

2011, and

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(d)	estimating the likely cost on customers’ bills.’.

The role of OFWAT

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)	After section 2 insert—

“(3)	The Director must carry out the imposed by this section in such a way as

to—

(a)	promote the sustainable management and use of water;

(b)	ensure that regulatory duty to Ofwat is structured to promote

sustainablility in the water management supply chain, paying

particular attention to innovation and treatment processes,

energy efficiency, job security, leakage control and water

efficiency activities, including an obligation to promote a more

long-term (20 years or more) approach by water companies to

their investment programmes;

(c)	promote skills in the water industry, by publishing a skills

strategy; and

(d)	promote employment in the water industry, through an annual

report to Ministers on the number of jobs in the sector and in the

supply chain.”’.

Sustainable urban drainage systems

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘A full definition of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) is “Sustainable

drainage systems or sustainable (urban) drainage systems: a sequence of

management practices and control structures designed to drain surface water in a

more sustainable fashion than some conventional techniques (may also be

referred to as SuDS).”.’.

Ownership and maintenance of sustainable urban drainage systems

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘It shall be stated which body has to be responsible for—

(a)	the ownership, and

(b)	maintenance of sustainable urban drainage systems.’.

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No automatic connection to waste water pipes for major new developments

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	There shall be no connection to waste water pipes or drains granted until—

(a)	water companies have been consulted on the capacity of the existing

system to manage the extra demands from the new properties;

(b)	water companies have conducted a detailed assessment of the likely extra

demand and the capacity of the existing system to handle it;

(c)	financial responsiblity for building the extra infrastructure has been

apportioned, and

(d)	formal planning permission has been given.’.

Water companies to be statutory consultees

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The relevant planning authority for all major new developments must consult

equally—

(a)	water companies and

(b)	the Environment Agency.

(2)	The consultations must—

(a)	be in accordance with PPS 25;

(b)	establish the impact of the proposed new development on the local

drainage system, and

(c)	inform the planning application process.’.

Staffing and resources for the Environment Agency

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State must make an assessment of the staff, equipment and

resources required by the Environment Agency to implement the provisions of

the Act in accordance with the lessons learnt from the floods of 2007.’.

Resilience of critical infrastructure

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

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‘(1)	The Secretary of State may by order require utility companies to report on their

critical infrastructure and their ability to withstand future floods.

(2)	The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report received

under subsection (1).’.

Resilience of individual properties, households and businesses

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Environment Agency must submit an annual report to the Secretary of State.

(2)	In particular, the report must include information on—

(a)	the take up of flood warnings by property owners and tenants,

(b)	the take up of additional anti-flood measures on properties previously

flooded before reoccupation,

(c)	any developments with insurance companies on anti-flood measures that

could be adopted that would reduce the insurance premiums for

properties at risk of flooding.’.

Annual report from the British Standards Institute

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State may by order require the British Standards Institute to

submit an annual report to the Secretary of State.

(2)	In particular, the report must include information on—

(a)	the burden of proof required to obtain the kitemark for flood resistant

products,

(b)	the number of kitemarks issued in that year,

(c)	the number of products which fail to meet the test of resistance which led

to further flooding of any particular property.

(3)	The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of the report received

under subsection (1).

(4)	A report under this section must be laid before and approved by a resolution of

each House of Parliament.’.

Annual report from the Climate Change Adaptation Sub Committee

Miss Anne McIntosh

Angela Watkinson

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State may by order require the Climate Change Adaptation Sub

Committee to submit an annual report to the Secretary of State.

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(2)	In particular, the report must include information on the progress towards

implementing each recommendation for adapting to climate change.’.

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

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Page  32,  line  18  [Schedule  1],  after ‘authority’, insert ‘except for the maintenance

or management of an asset in pursuit of its primary purpose where this does not

compromise long term flood risk management.’.

Insurance

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

NC14

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act bring

forward regulations to ensure the insurance industry has regard to flood

prevention measures in calculating premiums and charges for flood-affected

customers based on the principles of equity and shared risk.’.

Planning permission refusal on grounds of flood risk

Martin Horwood

Mr Roger Williams

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act bring

forward regulations to ensure that local authorities may cite “flood risk” as

grounds for refusal of a planning application in high flood risk areas.

(2)	These regulations must not affect the right of appeal against such a refusal.’.

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