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Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) House’s constituency, Sam will have needed his wellies, whatever their colour, given the amount of water - Speech Link
2: Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth) South Staffordshire Water is forcing water meters on homes in my constituency, stating that it is “necessary - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Environment Agency: Waste Crime - Thu 12 Feb 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Krebs (XB - Life peer) the human misery caused by waste crime, there are important impacts on the environment, including water - Speech Link
2: Lord Redesdale (Non-affiliated - Life peer) The reason is that we just have to go back a few months to when the water companies were constantly lambasted - Speech Link
3: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Finally, can the Minister clarify what responsibilities the new integrated water regulator will take - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Rural Mobile Connectivity - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Jayne Kirkham (LAB - Truro and Falmouth) 2004 framework, they do not have the duties, responsibilities and powers that, say, National Grid or water - Speech Link
2: Mims Davies (Con - East Grinstead and Uckfield) This needs to be seen as an essential service, just like water—but do not get me started on that. - Speech Link
3: Anna Sabine (LD - Frome and East Somerset) Democrats believe that mobile coverage is a basic utility that is as essential these days as running water - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Committee stage - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD - Life peer) I am just worried that we might throw the baby out with the bath water. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Onshoring: Fashion and Textiles - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Shockat Adam (Ind - Leicester South) as Nanofique and Shibori dye house, working alongside De Montfort University, are pioneering waste water - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Changing Weather Patterns and Floods - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Lab - Life peer) steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of, and adapt to, heavy rainfall, including improved water - Speech Link
2: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Lab - Life peer) period and drought during the summer period, what will the Government do to encourage farms to store water - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) It is important that we invest through the water companies in improved infrastructure. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) I am sure that, in referring to Hull, she is aware that the Minister for Water is a Hull MP and so is - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) So that argument holds no water. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Freeman of Steventon (XB - Life peer) Green spaces can act as important areas of flood mitigation or as filters for air, noise and water pollution - Speech Link
3: Baroness Boycott (XB - Life peer) A meanwhile lease, designed with the help of the London water board, meant that, after five years, the - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Local Government Finance - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) Some people are going to bed with the water 200 metres away, but by the time they wake up the next morning - Speech Link
2: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) years of the settlement.Let me touch on internal drainage boards, which are responsible for managing water - Speech Link
3: Terry Jermy (Lab - South West Norfolk) These critical pieces of infrastructure remove water from significant amounts of land, both residential - Speech Link
4: Richard Foord (LD - Honiton and Sidmouth) a mile from the main road—an A road—and one of the two access routes to the village has been under water - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Woodland Creation - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Alex Mayer (Lab - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) They all need water, though less so in woodland environments than in urban environments because the soil - Speech Link
2: Alison Taylor (Lab - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) They help slow down water reaching watercourses and ease the pressure on catchments. - Speech Link
3: Roz Savage (LD - South Cotswolds) Increasing canopy cover reduces storm water run-off, prevents flooding and creates vital habitats. - Speech Link
4: Mary Creagh (Lab - Coventry East) The tree-planting season is from November to February, and there is plenty of water around at the moment - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Storm Chandra Flooding - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) 90% increase in properties at risk from river and coastal flooding, alongside an increase in surface water - Speech Link
2: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) so that communities within the catchment are aware of any significant increase in the water levels. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) Tim has undertaken research on the rapid run-off of surface water from the A303, which has often been - Speech Link