· These Explanatory Notes relate to Commons Amendments made to the Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] as brought from the House of Commons on 29 January 2025 (HL Bill 66).
· These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs in order to assist the reader of the Bill, and to help inform debate on these amendments. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
· These Explanatory Notes, like the Commons amendments themselves, refer to Bill 141, the Bill as first printed for the Commons.
· These Explanatory Notes ne…