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Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab) [V]

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 June 2025

Debate

Rivers and Estuaries: Derelict Boats

Contribution

When Maidenhead had to deal with the problem of abandoned and sunken boats on the Thames, the local authority and the Environment Agency pleaded poverty, conflicting powers and confusion over responsibility. It took a local landowner to do the job of clearing the boats at his expense—so, free of charge. There is a lacuna in the law that needs sorting out. Will the Minister and his officials look at this whole issue of responsibility and perhaps come back to the House with, to be blunt, a better answer?

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