Schedule 1 - The Water Services Regulation Authority
Water Bill [Lords]
4:45 pm
Mr Norman Baker (Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
The chairman may be able to challenge the decision, but that does not mean that he or she will be reinstated. I want to draw attention to the need for a safeguard to prevent a theoretical Secretary of State from behaving inappropriately, although it is highly unlikely and I am not suggesting that it is on the horizon. The Welsh Assembly has to be consulted with regard to Wales, but no similar safeguard exists in England, because the Secretary of State is the authority.