Member

Equally, one reason why Sir Michael Pitt argued that there should be an end to the automatic right to connect is that it should be for the water companies to decide whether there is a capacity in the water network to ensure that the connection is safe, is not a false connection and will not lead to greater flooding. These amendments are needed to protect the environment in the face of the housebuilding and other developments proposed under the Bill. I urge the Government to support them and I beg to move.