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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Monday 25 January 2010

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

417-21

Consideration of Bill

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Flood and Water Management Bill, As Amended

Training and development of employees in water sector

Mr David Drew

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Water Industry Act 1991 (c.56) is amended as follows.

(2)	After section 37(3) insert—

“(4)	It shall be the duty of each water undertaker to ensure it maintains

investment in the training and development of its workforce. Each

undertaker shall be required by Ofwat to include in their twenty-five year

strategic plan measures to ensure that sufficient investment is being made

in training and development”.’.

Duties for sustainable management and use of water

Mr David Drew

NC17

To move the following Clause:—

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

(2)	After section (2)3 insert—

“(3A)

The Director of Ofwat shall carry out the duties imposed by this section

in such a way as to:

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

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

sustainability in the water management supply chain, paying

particular attention to innovation in treatment processes, energy

efficiency, job security, leakage control and water efficiency

activities, including an obligation to promote a more long-term

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(twenty 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.”’.

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Revised 26 January 2010