Yorkshire: Sustainable Water Management Solutions

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Excerpts

Wednesday 28th January 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)]

My noble friend is absolutely right to raise this, and that is why we are prioritising a further water White Paper to sort these issues out.

[Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)]

My Lords, the conditions described in the Oral Question are a result of climate change. The fact is that climate change is going to hit infrastructure—roads, railways and homes —in Yorkshire, and everywhere else globally, very hard. Is Defra explaining to the Treasury exactly how disastrous it would be to delay spending on climate change adaptation measures?

[Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)]

I assure the noble Baroness that we talk regularly about the importance of this not just to the Treasury but to other departments.