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registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	River Wye: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Welsh Government reduces pollution in the River Wye.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	187905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Water quality is a devolved matter in Wales. However, the UK Government is working closely with the Welsh Government on cross-border rivers like the River Wye.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 May 2023, the DEFRA Secretary of State and Welsh Government’s Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, visited Hereford to discuss the River Wye at a roundtable with Hereford Council local environmental groups and farming representatives. The roundtable agreed to consider water quality issues in the Wye, including how national policies and closer cooperation between UK Government and the Welsh Government could better help local actors to restore the river.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 12/06/2023 13:56:14 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1487330

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	River Wye: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the Welsh Government fulfils its obligations to reduce pollution in the River Wye.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	32483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>River pollution is the responsibility of Defra and their Arms-Length Body the Environment Agency (EA) in England. Defra is committed to improving the water environment and will continue to work with the EA and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ensure there is a coordinated response to the management of cross-border watercourses.</p><p>The EA and NRW have good working relationships, thereby ensuring consistency and joint working across the border. Both organisations are continuously improving the way they work together to increase effectiveness. Some activities that are currently being improved are the consistency of monitoring and data analysis. This will ensure both bodies have a strong evidence base from which to make decisions.</p><p>Examples of this close working relationship include the publication of the River Dee Basin Management Plan – which covers areas in England – by NRW and the development of the River Basin Management Plan for the River Severn – which also includes the Wye Catchment – which will be published by the EA later this year.</p><p>Defra understand that the build-up of phosphates in the Wye catchment from the overuse of fertilisers and animal manure will take time to reduce due to its dependence on natural processes. However, work is under way to accelerate reductions in phosphate pollution from wastewater treatment in the River Wye through catchment partnerships, such as the Nutrient Management Board.</p><p>The EA believes the Nutrient Management Board remains the right mechanism and collective group to drive action in the Wye catchment. It is working with the Nutrient Management Board members, such as Natural England, NRW, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council, on improving the effectiveness of the Nutrient Management Board because all parties agree there needs to be more action to improve the River Wye’s water quality. Some of the improvements have been seen at the March 2022 Board meeting, and some are ongoing and will take a little longer to embed.</p><p>Regarding the effectiveness of NRW, I have recently written to Julie James MS, the Welsh Government Minister responsible for NRW to ask her about the speed of its energy consents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 32484 32485 32486 32487 32488 question first answered 14/07/2022 09:55:21 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1487331

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Rivers: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on ensuring that pollution in cross-border watercourses is a priority for both governments.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	32484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>River pollution is the responsibility of Defra and their Arms-Length Body the Environment Agency (EA) in England. Defra is committed to improving the water environment and will continue to work with the EA and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ensure there is a coordinated response to the management of cross-border watercourses.</p><p>The EA and NRW have good working relationships, thereby ensuring consistency and joint working across the border. Both organisations are continuously improving the way they work together to increase effectiveness. Some activities that are currently being improved are the consistency of monitoring and data analysis. This will ensure both bodies have a strong evidence base from which to make decisions.</p><p>Examples of this close working relationship include the publication of the River Dee Basin Management Plan – which covers areas in England – by NRW and the development of the River Basin Management Plan for the River Severn – which also includes the Wye Catchment – which will be published by the EA later this year.</p><p>Defra understand that the build-up of phosphates in the Wye catchment from the overuse of fertilisers and animal manure will take time to reduce due to its dependence on natural processes. However, work is under way to accelerate reductions in phosphate pollution from wastewater treatment in the River Wye through catchment partnerships, such as the Nutrient Management Board.</p><p>The EA believes the Nutrient Management Board remains the right mechanism and collective group to drive action in the Wye catchment. It is working with the Nutrient Management Board members, such as Natural England, NRW, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council, on improving the effectiveness of the Nutrient Management Board because all parties agree there needs to be more action to improve the River Wye’s water quality. Some of the improvements have been seen at the March 2022 Board meeting, and some are ongoing and will take a little longer to embed.</p><p>Regarding the effectiveness of NRW, I have recently written to Julie James MS, the Welsh Government Minister responsible for NRW to ask her about the speed of its energy consents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 32483 32485 32486 32487 32488 question first answered 14/07/2022 09:55:21 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1487332

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	River Wye: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions his Department has had with the Government in Wales on Natural Resources Wales fulfilling its obligation on helping to reduce pollution in the River Wye.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	32485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>River pollution is the responsibility of Defra and their Arms-Length Body the Environment Agency (EA) in England. Defra is committed to improving the water environment and will continue to work with the EA and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ensure there is a coordinated response to the management of cross-border watercourses.</p><p>The EA and NRW have good working relationships, thereby ensuring consistency and joint working across the border. Both organisations are continuously improving the way they work together to increase effectiveness. Some activities that are currently being improved are the consistency of monitoring and data analysis. This will ensure both bodies have a strong evidence base from which to make decisions.</p><p>Examples of this close working relationship include the publication of the River Dee Basin Management Plan – which covers areas in England – by NRW and the development of the River Basin Management Plan for the River Severn – which also includes the Wye Catchment – which will be published by the EA later this year.</p><p>Defra understand that the build-up of phosphates in the Wye catchment from the overuse of fertilisers and animal manure will take time to reduce due to its dependence on natural processes. However, work is under way to accelerate reductions in phosphate pollution from wastewater treatment in the River Wye through catchment partnerships, such as the Nutrient Management Board.</p><p>The EA believes the Nutrient Management Board remains the right mechanism and collective group to drive action in the Wye catchment. It is working with the Nutrient Management Board members, such as Natural England, NRW, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council, on improving the effectiveness of the Nutrient Management Board because all parties agree there needs to be more action to improve the River Wye’s water quality. Some of the improvements have been seen at the March 2022 Board meeting, and some are ongoing and will take a little longer to embed.</p><p>Regarding the effectiveness of NRW, I have recently written to Julie James MS, the Welsh Government Minister responsible for NRW to ask her about the speed of its energy consents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 32483 32484 32486 32487 32488 question first answered 14/07/2022 09:55:21 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1487333

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	River Wye: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on pollution in the River Wye.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	32486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>River pollution is the responsibility of Defra and their Arms-Length Body the Environment Agency (EA) in England. Defra is committed to improving the water environment and will continue to work with the EA and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ensure there is a coordinated response to the management of cross-border watercourses.</p><p>The EA and NRW have good working relationships, thereby ensuring consistency and joint working across the border. Both organisations are continuously improving the way they work together to increase effectiveness. Some activities that are currently being improved are the consistency of monitoring and data analysis. This will ensure both bodies have a strong evidence base from which to make decisions.</p><p>Examples of this close working relationship include the publication of the River Dee Basin Management Plan – which covers areas in England – by NRW and the development of the River Basin Management Plan for the River Severn – which also includes the Wye Catchment – which will be published by the EA later this year.</p><p>Defra understand that the build-up of phosphates in the Wye catchment from the overuse of fertilisers and animal manure will take time to reduce due to its dependence on natural processes. However, work is under way to accelerate reductions in phosphate pollution from wastewater treatment in the River Wye through catchment partnerships, such as the Nutrient Management Board.</p><p>The EA believes the Nutrient Management Board remains the right mechanism and collective group to drive action in the Wye catchment. It is working with the Nutrient Management Board members, such as Natural England, NRW, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council, on improving the effectiveness of the Nutrient Management Board because all parties agree there needs to be more action to improve the River Wye’s water quality. Some of the improvements have been seen at the March 2022 Board meeting, and some are ongoing and will take a little longer to embed.</p><p>Regarding the effectiveness of NRW, I have recently written to Julie James MS, the Welsh Government Minister responsible for NRW to ask her about the speed of its energy consents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 32483 32484 32485 32487 32488 question first answered 14/07/2022 09:55:21 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1487334

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Natural Resources Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the effectiveness of Natural Resources Wales.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	32487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>River pollution is the responsibility of Defra and their Arms-Length Body the Environment Agency (EA) in England. Defra is committed to improving the water environment and will continue to work with the EA and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ensure there is a coordinated response to the management of cross-border watercourses.</p><p>The EA and NRW have good working relationships, thereby ensuring consistency and joint working across the border. Both organisations are continuously improving the way they work together to increase effectiveness. Some activities that are currently being improved are the consistency of monitoring and data analysis. This will ensure both bodies have a strong evidence base from which to make decisions.</p><p>Examples of this close working relationship include the publication of the River Dee Basin Management Plan – which covers areas in England – by NRW and the development of the River Basin Management Plan for the River Severn – which also includes the Wye Catchment – which will be published by the EA later this year.</p><p>Defra understand that the build-up of phosphates in the Wye catchment from the overuse of fertilisers and animal manure will take time to reduce due to its dependence on natural processes. However, work is under way to accelerate reductions in phosphate pollution from wastewater treatment in the River Wye through catchment partnerships, such as the Nutrient Management Board.</p><p>The EA believes the Nutrient Management Board remains the right mechanism and collective group to drive action in the Wye catchment. It is working with the Nutrient Management Board members, such as Natural England, NRW, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council, on improving the effectiveness of the Nutrient Management Board because all parties agree there needs to be more action to improve the River Wye’s water quality. Some of the improvements have been seen at the March 2022 Board meeting, and some are ongoing and will take a little longer to embed.</p><p>Regarding the effectiveness of NRW, I have recently written to Julie James MS, the Welsh Government Minister responsible for NRW to ask her about the speed of its energy consents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 32483 32484 32485 32486 32488 question first answered 14/07/2022 09:55:21 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1487335

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Phosphates: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on (a) phosphate pollution in waters in Wales and (b) what steps that government will take to stop pollution travelling downstream into England.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	32488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>River pollution is the responsibility of Defra and their Arms-Length Body the Environment Agency (EA) in England. Defra is committed to improving the water environment and will continue to work with the EA and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to ensure there is a coordinated response to the management of cross-border watercourses.</p><p>The EA and NRW have good working relationships, thereby ensuring consistency and joint working across the border. Both organisations are continuously improving the way they work together to increase effectiveness. Some activities that are currently being improved are the consistency of monitoring and data analysis. This will ensure both bodies have a strong evidence base from which to make decisions.</p><p>Examples of this close working relationship include the publication of the River Dee Basin Management Plan – which covers areas in England – by NRW and the development of the River Basin Management Plan for the River Severn – which also includes the Wye Catchment – which will be published by the EA later this year.</p><p>Defra understand that the build-up of phosphates in the Wye catchment from the overuse of fertilisers and animal manure will take time to reduce due to its dependence on natural processes. However, work is under way to accelerate reductions in phosphate pollution from wastewater treatment in the River Wye through catchment partnerships, such as the Nutrient Management Board.</p><p>The EA believes the Nutrient Management Board remains the right mechanism and collective group to drive action in the Wye catchment. It is working with the Nutrient Management Board members, such as Natural England, NRW, Herefordshire Council and Powys Council, on improving the effectiveness of the Nutrient Management Board because all parties agree there needs to be more action to improve the River Wye’s water quality. Some of the improvements have been seen at the March 2022 Board meeting, and some are ongoing and will take a little longer to embed.</p><p>Regarding the effectiveness of NRW, I have recently written to Julie James MS, the Welsh Government Minister responsible for NRW to ask her about the speed of its energy consents.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 32483 32484 32485 32486 32487 question first answered 14/07/2022 09:55:22 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1224432

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has plans to restrict Welsh Water to selling water to customers living in Wales.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	73727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Welsh Water is already required in law to provide all customers in England and Wales with the same levels of service.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for water and sewerage companies operating wholly or mainly in Wales is a devolved matter. The regulation of Welsh Water is therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>Section 48 of the Wales Act 2017, when commenced, will align Senedd Cymru/the Welsh Parliament’s responsibilities for water and sewerage with the England-Wales border. The UK Government and Welsh Government are currently discussing when this change should be made. Welsh Water’s ability to sell water to customers in England and Wales will be unaffected by this change.</p><p> </p><p>The joint Intergovernmental Protocol on Water Resources, Water Supply and Water Quality made under the Wales Act 2017 came into effect on 1 April 2018. It provides a mechanism to enable both UK Government and Welsh Government to work together on cross-border issues to avoid any serious adverse impact on water resources, water supply or water quality in England or in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 73728 question first answered 20/07/2020 11:13:55 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1224433

registered interest
date	14/07/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will take steps to ensure that customers of Welsh Water resident in England and Wales receive consistent standards of service from that company.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	73728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Welsh Water is already required in law to provide all customers in England and Wales with the same levels of service.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for water and sewerage companies operating wholly or mainly in Wales is a devolved matter. The regulation of Welsh Water is therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>Section 48 of the Wales Act 2017, when commenced, will align Senedd Cymru/the Welsh Parliament’s responsibilities for water and sewerage with the England-Wales border. The UK Government and Welsh Government are currently discussing when this change should be made. Welsh Water’s ability to sell water to customers in England and Wales will be unaffected by this change.</p><p> </p><p>The joint Intergovernmental Protocol on Water Resources, Water Supply and Water Quality made under the Wales Act 2017 came into effect on 1 April 2018. It provides a mechanism to enable both UK Government and Welsh Government to work together on cross-border issues to avoid any serious adverse impact on water resources, water supply or water quality in England or in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 73727 question first answered 20/07/2020 11:13:55 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin