- 04/02/2025
- Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
- Category: News
The image above is of the River Sence in Hugglescote.
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New law targets waterway pollution
The Water (Special Measures) Bill has introduced tough new powers that will allow regulators to take tougher, faster action to crack down on water company bosses who damage the environment and fail their customers.
The Bill delivers on the manifesto pledges to clean up the water sector, including significantly increasing the ability of the Environment Agency to bring forward criminal charges against law-breaking water executives. It will create new tougher penalties, including imprisonment, for water executives when companies fail to co-operate or obstruct investigations.
Welcoming the new legislation Amanda Hack said:
“Sewage dumping in our waterways has been out of control for far too long. The River Sence, along with several local brooks and streams, has been severely impacted over the past 14 years, and this must change quickly. Â
These new powers will equip OFWAT and other regulators with the means to challenge Severn Trent Water, which has permitted this toxic waste to flow for far too long. During the general election, I committed to improving our waterways, and this legislation will help to uphold that promise.Â
This is just a first step to transforming how the water industry is run. We will soon outline further legislation to speed up the delivery of upgrades to our sewage infrastructure to clean up our waterways for good.”
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Yesterday's announcement on expanding the Warm Home Discount will see 160,000 more families in the East Midlands have their bills cut.
Keir Starmer wrote about the change in the Leicester Mercury yesterday: tinyurl.com/ycykym3h
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As a lifelong Labour supporter and voting for you I am disgusted with your change to voting No on the Assisted Dying Bill. Too many MPs vote using their personal preferences rather than the consensus of their electorate. Thought you might be a different MP than the previous one but guessing I was wrong. …Disappointing.
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How taking away winter fuel and then giving it back to some of the ones you took it away from in the first place can be seen as a success....is beyond me
🚛 Great visit to Pall-Ex UK recently, a leading name in logistics right at the heart of our local economy.
We had important conversations about:
✅ Creating high-quality, well-paid jobs
✅ Supporting local apprenticeships to give people new career opportunities
✅ How we can decarbonise the logistics industry
✅ The vital role logistics plays in driving growth across our region
Huge thanks to the team at Pall-Ex for the warm welcome and forward-thinking discussions. It's clear that with the right support, businesses like this can help build a greener, fairer economy for everyone.
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Did you quiz them on why they have lorries backing up at 11pm every evening blocking the road and making it dangerous for other road users to pass safely.
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Not a sarcastic comment at all but did you speak to them about taking on disabled people, making necessary adjustments in the workplace and allowing extra, extended sick leave. I know you support the welfare reform as it is (personally I think it needs to happen too but as it is done as a costcutting exercise, totally immoral and it will end up costing lives), it might be a good idea to find out which local businesses are willing to support disabled people back to work.
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