WATER COMPANIES AND PLANNING

Early day motion 536, tabled 3 February 2004 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 40 members.

That this House notes that water companies are not statutory consultees in the planning process; believes that current housebuilding takes no account of additional pressures on the existing sewerage system which often leads to the devastating problem of sewer flooding; and calls on the Government to rectify this situation by ensuring that water companies become statutory consultees.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 3, Labour/Co-operative 3, UUP 1.