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Water (Special Measures) Act 2025

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2024-25

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 (c. 5)
24 February 2025

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bill 70 Commons Insistence and Amendments in Lieu
11 February 2025
Lords
Bill 181 2024-25 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
6 February 2025
Commons
Bill 181 2024-25 (Lords Amendments to the Bill) - large print
6 February 2025
Commons
HL Bill 66 Commons Amendments
29 January 2025
Lords
Bill 162 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
16 January 2025
Commons
Bill 162 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
16 January 2025
Commons
Bill 141 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords)
27 November 2024
Commons
Bill 141 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords) - large print
27 November 2024
Commons
Bill 141 2024-25 (as brought from the Lords) - xml version
27 November 2024
Commons
4 November 2024
Lords

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

HL Bill 66 Explanatory Notes
29 January 2025
Lords
Bill 141 EN 2024-25
27 November 2024
Commons
Bill 141 EN 2024-25 - large print
27 November 2024
Commons
4 September 2024
Lords

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Steve Reed and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - 11 February 2025
11 February 2025
Commons
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 28 January 2025
28 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 January 2025
16 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 14 January 2025
14 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 9 January 2025
8 January 2025
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Supplementary Memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
22 January 2025
Commons
Water (Special Measure) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
5 September 2024
Lords

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 70-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Amendments
11 February 2025
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 11 February 2025
11 February 2025
Commons
HL Bill 66-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Amendments
4 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 66(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Amendments
3 February 2025
Lords
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 28 January 2025
28 January 2025
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 28 January 2025 - large print
28 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 January 2025
27 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 January 2025
24 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 January 2025
22 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 January 2025
21 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 January 2025
17 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 January 2025
16 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 January 2025
15 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 January 2025
14 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 January 2025
10 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 January 2025
9 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2025
8 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 January 2025
7 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 January 2025
6 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 December 2024
20 December 2024
Commons
HL Bill 45-I(a) Amendment for Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
19 November 2024
Lords
HL Bill 45-I Marshalled list for Report
18 November 2024
Lords
HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments – 15 November 2024
15 November 2024
Lords
HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments - 14 November 2024
14 November 2024
Lords
HL Bill 45 Running list of amendments - 13 November 2024
13 November 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17-III Third marshalled list for Committee
31 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17-II Second marshalled list for Committee
29 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17-I(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
28 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17-I(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
25 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17-I Marshalled list for Committee
24 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments - 23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments – 22 October 2024
22 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments – 21 October 2024
21 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments - 17 October 2024
17 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments - 16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments - 15 October 2024
15 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments – 14 October 2024
14 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 17 Running list of amendments – 10 October 2024
10 October 2024
Lords

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 11 February 2025
11 February 2025
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 28 January 2025
28 January 2025
Commons
All proceedings up to 16 January 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
16 January 2025
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Water (Special Measures) Bill 2024-25
22 January 2025
Commons
Water (Special Measures) Bill 2024-25
10 December 2024
Commons
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 17
3 October 2024
Lords

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

Second Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
15 October 2024
Lords

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Water (Special Measures) Bill: call for evidence
17 December 2024
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence submitted by Kenneth Hogg (WSMB21)
16 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Geoff Sallis (WSMB13)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Port of London Authority (WSMB14)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Campaign for National Parks (WSMB15)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Ofwat (WSMB16)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Surfers Against Sewage and River Action (WSMB17)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Water UK (WSMB18)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Solent Protection Society (WSMB19)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Sewage Campaign Network (WSMB20)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) (WSMB01)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators (WSMB02)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Mike Owens (WSMB03)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust (BedsGOVET) (WSMB04)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by C D Cutliffe (WSMB05)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by End Sewage Convoys and Pollution Exmouth (ESCAPE) (WSMB06)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Wildlife & Countryside Link (WSMB07)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Havant Climate Alliance and Havant Friends of the Earth (WSMB08)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by 38 Degrees (WSMB09)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Mayday! (WSMB10)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Sarah Reisz (WSMB11)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Geoff Crawford (WSMB12)
9 January 2025
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment for the Water (Special Measures) Bill
25 October 2024
Lords

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far
16 January 2025
Commons
16 January 2025
Commons
9 January 2025
Commons
9 January 2025
Commons

The Committees which consider this Bill may produce special reports on their conclusions. These Committees may also amend or reject the Bill they are considering without producing a report.

Commons Committee stage

14 January 2025
Commons
14 January 2025
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
16 December 2024
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
28 January 2025
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
28 January 2025
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords message

Consideration of Lords Message - Commons Hansard link
11 February 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

4 September 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

9 October 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

4 November 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
30 October 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
30 October 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
28 October 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
28 October 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

20 November 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

26 November 2024
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

5 February 2025
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

11 February 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

24 February 2025

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
4 September 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
9 October 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
4 November 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
30 October 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
28 October 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
28 October 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
20 November 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
26 November 2024
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
5 February 2025
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
11 February 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
24 February 2025