Clause 43 - Guidance to authority on
Water Bill [Lords]
9:15 am
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 78, in
clause 43, page 47, line 36, leave out 'or mainly'.
This is another probing amendment. The clause refers to guidance on social and environmental matters
''by the Assembly, with respect to appointment areas which are wholly or mainly in Wales''.
My constituency is on the Welsh border, but it is not in Wales. We are lucky to have Welsh water and we are governed by the Environment Agency, which reports to the Welsh Assembly, so there are difficult devolutionary problems for people living in Herefordshire. That is why I seek guidance from the Minister on why
''wholly or mainly in Wales''
is written into the Bill. Unless the area is wholly in Wales, it should not necessarily come under the guidance issued by the Assembly.