Water Bill Amendments - We Need Your Help!

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The Labour Party's Water Bill is currently going through the House of Lords and we have concerns that, as it stands, it will leave the public with a hefty bill and the water system with little change.

We (The Sewage Campaign Network) have proposed four amendments which will improve it significantly. However, to make them a reality, we need the Lords to vote and support them. This is where we need your help.

We would be extremely grateful if you would take the time to e-mail one (or several) members of the House of Lords, asking them the following (which can be copied and pasted):

"Please support the following amendments from the 'Marshalled list of amendments to be moved in committee of the whole house':

  1. Put failing water companies into special administration. AMENDMENT: 99★_ After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause - “Special administration for breach of environmental and other obligations

  2. Stop the public bailout of the water industry (the bill currently allows for public bailout). AMENDMENT: 97★_ After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause - “Prohibition on bail-out of water company shareholders and creditors

  3. Reform the duties of Ofwat to be for clean water, conservation and reasonable bills. This brings English water regulation up to the standards of, and improves upon, the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 section 1 (The Bill currently puts growth before the environment. ). AMENDMENT 29★_  Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Prohibition of possible conflicts of interest 78_ After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause - “Water regulator obligations. Duties of water regulators for clean water.

  4. Put employees and bill payers on the Boards of water companies. This reflects the normal practice in most wealthier OECD countries for large companiesAMENDMENT 100★_ After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause -  “Governance structure of water companies"

Don't forget to include your name, address and contact details into the e-mail.

We have included a list of as many members of the house as we can find contact details for below. If you just e-mail one of them, it will be helpful. If you can find the time to message several, that would be amazing.

Your help is, as ever, greatly appreciated as we continue to fight for clean water.

CONTACT LIST

ABaroness Armstrong - armstrongh@parliament.ukThe Earl of Oxford & Asquith (Raymond Asquith) - oxfordr@parliament.ukLord Astor - astorjj@parliament.uk

BBaroness Bakewell - bakewellc@parliament.ukLord Beecham - beechamj@parliament.ukBaroness Benjamin - benjaminf@parliament.ukLord Berkeley - berkeleyafg@parliament.ukBaroness Bennett - bennettn@parliament.ukBaroness Billingham - a.billingham77@btinternet.comLord Bhatia - bhatiaa@parliament.ukLord Black - blackgv@parliament.ukBaroness Blackstone - blackstonet@parliament.ukBaroness Bloomfield - bloomfieldo@parliament.ukLord Botham - lord.botham@gmail.comThe Earl of Glasgow (Patrick Boyle) - admin@kelburncountrycentre.comLord Bradley - bradleykj@parliament.ukBaroness Butler-Sloss - butlerslosse@parliament.ukCLord Cameron - camerone@parliament.ukLord Campbell-Savours - campbellsavours@parliament.ukLord Rupert Carrington - carringtonr@parliament.ukBaroness Chalker - chalkerl@parliament.ukThe Earl of Shrewsbury - Charles Chetwynd-Talbot - shrewsburyc@parliament.ukLord Clark - clarkd@parliament.ukBaroness Cohen - donaghyr@parliament.ukLord Collins - collinsr@parliament.ukLord Crathorne - crathornej@parliament.ukDLord De Mauley - demauley@parliament.ukThe Earl of Home - David Douglas-Home - linda.bracha@coutts.comLord Duncan - duncani@parliament.ukELord Empey - empeyr@parliament.ukF Baroness Finlay - finlayi@parliament.ukLord Foster - fosterdon@parliament.ukGBaroness Gale - galea@parliament.ukLord Geddes - geddese@parliament.ukLord German - germanm@parliament.ukBaroness Golding - goldingll@parliament.ukThe Duke of Montrose - James Graham - jeanetta@buchananestates.co.ukLord Grantchester - grantchesterj@parliament.ukHLord Harrison - harrisonlh@parliament.ukLord Haskel - haskels@parliament.ukLord Haworth - hawortha@parliament.ukThe Earl of Kinnoull - Charles Hay - kinnoull@parliament.ukBaroness Henig - henigr@parliament.ukBaroness Hodgson - hodgsonf@parliament.ukLord Hodgson - hadowv@parliament.ukLord Hollick - hollickrc@parliament.ukEarl Howe - howef@parliament.ukLord Howell - howelld@parliament.ukLord Hughes - hughesr@parliament.ukJBaroness Jones - jonesmag@parliament.ukJenny Jones - jonesjb@parliament.ukLord Jones - jonesn@parliament.ukLord Judd - juddf@parliament.ukKBaroness Kennedy - alicia.kennedy@parliament.ukLord Kilclooney - johnkilclooney@hotmail.co.ukLord King - Kingt@parliament.ukLord Knight - knightja@parliament.ukLord Krebs - john.krebs@zoo.ox.ac.ukLBaroness Liddell - liddellh@parliament.ukLord Lilley - lilleyp@parliament.ukThe Earl of Lindsay - James Lindesay-Bethune - lindsayj@parliament.ukLord Lipsey - lipseyd@parliament.ukLord Lucas - lucasr@parliament.ukMLord Mackay - mackayjp@parliament.ukLord MacKenzie - mackenzieh@parliament.ukLord Marlesford - marlesford@parliament.ukLord Matthew Carrington - carringtonm@parliament.ukLord McColl - mccolli@parliament.ukBaroness McDonagh - mcdonaghm@parliament.ukBaroness McIntosh - mcintoshac@parliament.ukLord McNicol - mcnicoli@parliament.ukBaroness Morgan - morgan@parliament.ukLord Morris - stevensonmm@parliament.ukNLord Naseby - amnaseby@btinternet.comBaroness Neville-Rolfe - nevillerolfel@parliament.ukLord Northbrook - northbrookf@parliament.ukBaroness Nothover - northoverl@parliament.ukOBaroness O'Cathain - ocathaind@parliament.ukLord O'Shaughnessy - oshaughnessyj@parliament.ukLord Owen - davidowen@lorddavidowen.co.ukPBaroness Parminter - parminterk@parliament.ukLord Patel - patelkk@parliament.ukLord Pendry - pendryt@parliament.ukBaroness Pitkeathley - pitkeathleyj@parliament.ukLord Puttnam - puttnamd@parliament.ukQBaroness Quin - quinjg@parliament.ukRLord Rana - ranad@parliament.ukLord Randall - randallj@parliament.ukBaroness Redfern - redferne@parliament.ukLord Ribeiro - ribeirob@parliament.ukViscount Ridley - ridleywm@parliament.ukLord Rooker - rookerj@parliament.ukBaroness Royall - royallj@parliament.ukSLord Saatchi - maurices@mcsaatchi.comThe Earl of Sandwich - John Montagu - sandwichj@parliament.ukBaroness Scott - scottrc@parliament.ukBaroness Seccombe - seccombej@parliament.ukLord Sikka - SIKKAP@parliament.ukLord Smith - master@pem.cam.ac.ukLord Stephen - stephenn@parliament.ukLord Stoddart - stoddartd@parliament.ukLord Strasburger - strasburgerp@parliament.ukLord Stunell - andrew.stunell.hg@parliament.ukLord Swinfen - swinfenr@parliament.ukTLord Taverne - dick.taverne@gmail.comLord Teverson - teversonr@parliament.ukLord Thomas - thomasjl@parliament.ukLord Turnberg - turnbergl@parliament.ukLord Tyler - tylerp@parliament.ukWLord Wallace - wallacej@parliament.ukBaroness Walmsley - walmsleyj@parliament.ukLord Whitty - whittyl@parliament.ukLord Wigley - wigleyd@parliament.ukLord Willis - willisg@parliament.ukLord Willoughby - willoughbyl@parliament.uk