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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 September 2026

Debate

National Infrastructure Projects: Devolution

Contribution

My Lords, the Minister will be aware that Anglian Water has raised objections to a planning application in a specific area of water stress. As matters currently stand, water companies are not statutory consultees and are deemed to have to make the connection even if the connection is unsafe. Would the Minister look favourably on water companies becoming statutory consultees to prevent this situation happening, where there could be a sewage spill in these circumstances that could be avoided were they statutory consultees?

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