Member

Thinking about the Select Committee of this House, I look at people in the Chamber or people waiting to vote, potentially: the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, the noble Lords, Lord Leong and Lord Hollick, and there were certainly Liberal Democrats and Conservatives there as well. I would encourage them to think carefully before voting down the commencement of Schedule 3. Obviously, I appreciate the Labour Whip will try to block anything that was not necessarily created by the Government, but the key points here are that it will help, as my noble friend said, reduce pressure on the existing network. Vitally, Ofwat, which I think was quoted by the Select Committee, said it would significantly reduce the cost.