Written Question
Thursday 22nd September 2022
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the current minimum guaranteed standards scheme payment amounts for water supply interruptions.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
14 of the 17 water companies operating in England and Wales have fully implemented Ofwat’s recommendation to increase compensation payments for supply interruptions. One further company has partially implemented the recommendation.
Ofwat’s Guaranteed Standards Scheme: Recommended changes to the UK Government report, 2018, is the latest assessment of compensation levels. It is the first assessment since 2001.
Written Question
Thursday 22nd September 2022
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to implement Recommendation 1 of Ofwat’s 2018 Call for evidence consultation – Guaranteed Standards Scheme.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
14 of the 17 water companies operating in England and Wales have fully implemented Ofwat’s recommendation to increase compensation payments for supply interruptions. One further company has partially implemented the recommendation.
Ofwat’s Guaranteed Standards Scheme: Recommended changes to the UK Government report, 2018, is the latest assessment of compensation levels. It is the first assessment since 2001.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2022
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
"It is a pleasure to support this legislation, which is part of the Brexit dividend that gives us the freedom to regulate to support innovation. Unlike the stifling, overly complex EU regime, we have the exciting opportunity to take a proportionate, science-based approach to precision breeding. This is a welcome …..."James Wild - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Jun 2022
Inshore Fishing Fleet
"Thank you very much, Sir Charles, for calling me to speak. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing this debate.
Fishing is an important part of the heritage of King’s Lynn in my constituency, where the fishing fleet has been proudly sailing for 700 …..."James Wild - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Cost of Living and Food Insecurity
"I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on an issue that really matters to my constituents and the constituents of Members across the House: the cost of living increases. Contrary to some of the contributions we have heard today, the reality is that the challenges we face in …..."James Wild - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Cost of Living and Food Insecurity
"I do remember and we are dealing with the consequences. Eight advanced gas reactors are coming offline in the next few years and we do not have enough capacity to replace them rapidly enough. That is why the work the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is doing to …..."James Wild - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Bees: Neonicotinoids
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) on securing this debate. I rise to join the love-in for bees and to highlight the issues faced by sugar beet growers and processors in my North West Norfolk constituency. The growers in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and other …..."James Wild - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Bees: Neonicotinoids
"My right hon. Friend makes a very important point. Farmers in my constituency love bees; they love the pollinators. They are working on alternatives, and I want to see those alternatives come forward more rapidly, so that further authorisations are not needed in the future...."James Wild - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 21 Jan 2022
Hare Coursing Bill
"I, too, rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) in his important efforts to deal with the cruel practice of hare coursing. That activity is undoubtedly driven by organised gangs with links to drug networks who illegally hunt hares with dogs in Norfolk …..."James Wild - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 23rd April 2021
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to introduce a water labelling efficiency scheme linked to building regulations and minimum standards.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
The Government consulted on measures to reduce personal water use in 2019, which included amendments to building regulations, introducing a water efficiency labelling scheme and minimum standards. The response is due to be published in late spring and sets out our ambition and a package of policies to reduce household water consumption.