Water Companies And Flooding (EDM372)

Water Companies And Flooding

EDM number 372 in 2003-04, proposed by David Chidgey on 07/01/2004.

That this House is concerned about the rise in foul and surface water flooding resulting in long-term damage to property and the environment across the country; recognises that a prime cause is an ageing and failing national sewerage system suffering from long-term underinvestment and thus increasingly unable to meet modern drainage demands; is dismayed that while failing to make cost efficiency gains water companies have instead continued to under-invest in drainage infrastructure in order to maintain shareholders' dividends; is extremely concerned to find that in the Asset Management Planning Round 4 (2004-2009) these same water companies are seeking to justify a price increase of an average Ãº72 per household to make good their progressive failure to invest in the nation's drainage infrastructure; and calls upon the Government to take action through the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, DEFRA and Ministerial Guidance to OFWAT to ensure that water companies are obliged to make repair and upgrading of their sewerage systems a high priority and that the cost of this essential investment be borne fairly between customers and shareholders.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
David Chidgey	07/01/2004	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Norman Baker	07/01/2004	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Mike Hancock	07/01/2004	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Nigel Jones	07/01/2004	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Archy Kirkwood	07/01/2004	Roxburgh & Berwickshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	07/01/2004	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Green	07/01/2004	Ludlow	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Allan	07/01/2004	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Tyler	07/01/2004	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Spink	08/01/2004	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
Lynne Jones	08/01/2004	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Ian Davidson	08/01/2004	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	08/01/2004	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Tonge	08/01/2004	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Taylor	08/01/2004	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Huw Edwards	08/01/2004	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Sue Doughty	08/01/2004	Guildford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	08/01/2004	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Smyth	08/01/2004	Belfast South	Independent Ulster Unionist	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	12/01/2004	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
Glenda Jackson	12/01/2004	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	12/01/2004	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	12/01/2004	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	12/01/2004	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Barnes	12/01/2004	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	12/01/2004	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	13/01/2004	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	13/01/2004	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	13/01/2004	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	13/01/2004	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	13/01/2004	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	13/01/2004	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	14/01/2004	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	14/01/2004	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	14/01/2004	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	14/01/2004	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Paul Flynn	14/01/2004	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	14/01/2004	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	15/01/2004	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	19/01/2004	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
John Austin	20/01/2004	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	22/01/2004	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Sanders	09/02/2004	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Holmes	09/02/2004	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	09/02/2004	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	10/02/2004	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	11/02/2004	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Win Griffiths	11/02/2004	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Patsy Calton	26/02/2004	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Clarke	23/03/2004	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	26/03/2004	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Sarah Teather	06/05/2004	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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