"On the timetabling, clearly, it is not something we can bring in this Session. We do not yet know when the end of the Session will be—we have not been informed about that—but when we have reached the end we will look to see when it will be practically possible …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"As I have already said, we must get the regulator right, we must get the boards right, and we must move forward with this. There is no point in making the same mistakes that have been made over a number of years, and in not learning from what went wrong …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The noble Baroness is correct: we have ruled out nationalisation. But if she would like to share the paperwork, I would be more than happy to look at it...." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The noble Earl makes an important point about citizen science and input from local communities. He is right that, in many ways, we are standing here today discussing the outcome of the commission because of the recognition by government of the problem that was originally raised by organisations such as …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"The noble Lord makes an extremely good point. Part of the reason why we have got into this mess is the focus on keeping bills low. People do not want to pay high bills, but if you are constantly putting pressure on that and not investing in the infrastructure, that …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"I would just say to my noble friend that we have discussed this on a number of occasions, including with officials in the department. I am sure that we will continue to discuss it...." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"Investment will be critical. That is a very important point. The answer to most of the noble Baroness’s questions will lie in the consultation and the response to the White Paper on how we move forward. In particular, it is important that we have the opportunity as early as possible …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"That is a sensible suggestion by the noble Baroness. I am happy to discuss those considerations with the Water Minister and the Secretary of State to see if we cannot move things forward as quickly as we can...." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech
"I thank noble Lords for their broad support for the recommendations that have come out of the Cunliffe report. This is a very important step forward in cleaning up our waterways.
The Statement talks about the five recommendations that we are taking forward immediately, including: the new statutory water ombudsman, …..." Baroness Hayman of Ullock - View Speech