PROPOSED WATER BILL

Early day motion 891, tabled 26 February 2002 by Candy Atherton (Labour). Signed by 54 members.

That this House believes that over-abstraction of water leads to problems for the environment and consumers; notes with concern that most abstraction licences in England and Wales date back to the Water Resources Act 1963 and have little regard for their environmental impact; believes that legislation is needed now to improve water policy and management in relation to abstraction; notes that the Water Bill has been ready in draft for over a year; and calls on the Government to include the Water Bill in its programme of legislation for the next session of Parliament.

Signatures by party: Labour 34, Liberal Democrat 8, Labour/Co-operative 6, Conservative 4, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.