Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Jan 2014 Water Bill
"The hon. Gentleman should have intervened on me if he was concerned that I had not covered his new clause. I echo the point that the Minister made—the Silk commission is examining the issue and will report in the spring. [Interruption.] We think that will be the right time to …..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year, Mr Deputy Speaker.
I welcome the thoughtful remarks by the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Miss McIntosh). As she rightly said, the Minister and I had the pleasure of serving on the Select Committee under her chairmanship. She …..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"It is always a good thing to be a charitable and giving soul, so I do my best to try to accommodate the Minister.
I would like to speak to the new clauses that stand in my name. As I said earlier, much attention has been paid to households that …..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"I know that you are a fan of all things Yorkshire, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I will come on to Yorkshire Water in a moment, if the former Minister will bear with me.
"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who I think is a recent addition to the Select Committee. I do not think he was a member of the Committee when we had this discussion, so for his benefit I will say that it is quite simple. As the water companies …..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"I have huge respect for the right hon. Gentleman and his knowledge, but we are clear that, as they themselves accept, it is the water companies who would have to do the legwork; no additional burden would be placed on the landlord, as it would be for the water companies …..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"I congratulate the Minister on stating the blindingly obvious. Of course, the landlord would have to provide that information, but it is not the longest list in the world, and it is information that landlords have anyway, so the Opposition, like the Select Committee, find it difficult to comprehend why …..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"Given that it is the water industry itself that is pressing for this power relating to landlord information and given that it is prepared to bear the burden of tracking people down, does the right hon. Gentleman not accept that such a scheme is clearly workable?..." Thomas Docherty - View Speech
"I refer the Minister to the evidence session during the eighth sitting of the Public Bill Committee, where I specifically said that the scheme would be funded from excess profits. Perhaps the civil servants should pay more attention in future...." Thomas Docherty - View Speech