Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - Report – in the House of Lords at 7:03 pm on 20 November 2024.
Votes in this debate
Moved by Lord Roborough
11: Clause 1, page 4, line 25, at end insert—“(5) The first rules issued under section 35B of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as inserted by subsection (3)) must be published by the Authority within six months of this Act coming into force and provided to the Secretary of State and do not take effect until the Secretary of State has made regulations made by statutory instrument to bring them into effect.(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”
Lord Roborough
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
My Lords, as I said previously in Committee, consultation with the Secretary of State, as described in the Bill and again by the Minister today, is simply not enough to ensure accountability of this rule-making power, so I would like to test the opinion of the House on my amendment.
Ayes 140, Noes 117.
Division number 4
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] - Report — Amendment 11
