Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: My Lords, I feel very shocked and sad about the death of the noble and learned Lord Judge. He was a kind, lovely man and I will miss him very much. We have had some excellent speeches today, including the three maiden speeches. I fear I will bring the tone down a little, because I am very angry—as usual—at what this Government have put into the Speech. It is a massive failure. Our liberal...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Environmental Improvement Plan targets to reduce leakage by 20 per cent by 2027, 30 per cent by 2032, and by 50 per cent 2050, were made.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Environmental Improvement Plan targets for non-household water use to reduce by nine per cent by 2038 and 15 per cent by 2050 were made.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Environmental Improvement Plan targets for water companies to reduce per capita consumption by nine per cent by 2027, 14 per cent by 2032, and 20 per cent by 2038, until average use is 110 litres per day by 2050, were determined.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government how they decided on 2050 as the final deadline for the Environmental Improvement Plan.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of using surplus HS2 land for establishing wildlife corridors and enhancing biodiversity.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announced cancellation of phase 2 of HS2, how much has been spent on the purchase of land for phase 2 of HS2 that is no longer necessary.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent on the purchase of land for HS2 that is no longer necessary.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for land purchased for HS2 that is no longer necessary.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: My Lords, I thought this was good journalism from the Sunday Times, but what do I know? It offered a helpful list of what that £100 billion could have been spent on, including 270,000 nurses, 1 million council homes, 200 hospitals or 10,000 schools. Have this Government looted the public purse for so long—13 years—that they do not understand how important it is to keep track of this sort...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government, following the selection of the Teddington direct river abstraction proposal, what investigations they expect Thames Water to undertake regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the water courses in England and Wales, with particular reference to treated effluent at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, further to data collected by the Centers for...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration was given to the River Severn transfer option during the selection process which, identifying "best value", opted for Thames Water's proposed Teddington direct river abstraction; and what role any public support for the River Severn transfer option and any social, environmental and economic benefits of restoring heritage waterways played...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government what range of impact assessments they expect Thames Water to provide regarding the consequences for local wildlife habitats arising from construction of their proposed Teddington direct river abstraction on green spaces categorised as Metropolitan Open Land, such as Ham Lands and Moormead Park in St Margaret’s.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Environment Agency report that said Thames Water had so far failed to show that the proposed Teddington direct river abstraction was "feasible or environmentally acceptable", what further assessments of impacts on habitats, biodiversity net gain and health, as well as social impacts on local communities, Thames Water will be expected to produce.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Environment Agency and Ofwat will take following the Teddington direct river abstraction proposal to ensure that Thames Water meets its obligations, given its Strategic Environmental Assessment directive and failure to present an environmental report or to allow the public an opportunity effectively to express their opinion about it.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Green! Oh, sorry.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: My Lords—
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: I thank the Minister for his response. My point was that water companies can pay those fines very easily; they just pay and they do not care. We should assess the amount of the fine and then take shares from the company to that amount. That would make much more sense.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hollick, and the members of his committee on the most fantastic report. I have really enjoyed this debate so far and I look forward to the Minister’s replies on all these crucial issues of public health and the health of nature and the environment. It has been quite a slog to get this issue on to the agenda, but finally it is on the agenda and...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask His Majesty’s Government how much of the Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund they have awarded in contracts to companies involved in the oil and gas industry.
