Member

Without this amendment, sewerage undertakers may find themselves unduly focusing on the symptoms of pollution incidents rather than the root causes, which often involve excess rainwater mixing with sewage and overwhelming the sewerage systems. As we have discussed, we share my noble friend Lady McIntosh’s concerns about flood prevention more broadly. I know the Minister has spoken of her experience of the damage that flooding can do to communities. We are in favour of this amendment, which would require the Secretary of State to provide Parliament with a report on the effect of this Act on the implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.