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HANSARD Leaving the European Unionindicated dissent.22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionMay I strongly urge the Prime Minister to look across this House and to understand, as I am sure she does, that there is no majority for any version of Brexit compromise, or…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsDoes my hon. Friend agree that to really address this issue, we need legislation like that in Wales, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, which is transforming…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. There are hundreds of billions of pounds in UK pension schemes, and asset owners sit on top of the investment scheme without…22 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationI welcome the Minister to his new role. He says that he would like to leave a legacy. Does he agree that the current devolved settlement between Wales and the UK is broken? To…14 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI agree with my right hon. Friend on the ecological crisis that we are facing. I am hosting Chris Packham here in Parliament today, where he will meet parliamentarians. Will my…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeThe Secretary of State speaks with his characteristically warm words, but words are not followed by action across the Government. Subsidies are being cut from onshore wind and…01 May 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy SourcesFar from leading the way, the UK has plummeted to the bottom of SolarPower Europe’s league table of 20 world markets in solar, and we are one of the few EU countries not providing…30 Apr 2019HANSARDRenewable Energy Sources12. What plans the Government have to expand the use of renewable energy sources.30 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) on securing this really important debate. I remember the morning when I first saw the horrific…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe Extinction Rebellion protest over the last few days has prevented business as usual, but that is nothing compared with what climate change will do, and is doing, in certain…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI thank my hon. Friend for making that excellent point. I am very concerned about this, and it seems this legislation has a long lead-in time. We have been waiting for it for a…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityThat is a fantastic example, and I hope that businesses in my own, neighbouring, constituency will be able to follow suit. We have had some fantastic local campaigns in the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI completely agree and it is imperative that we in the UK take that action because it is our waste that is ending up on those pristine shores.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI am grateful for the opportunity to raise the important issue of extended producer responsibility for packaging, and may I thank colleagues for staying so late after a very busy…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI thank my hon. Friend for making an excellent point. We do need to see that systemic change across all levels of Government. I saw on a recent visit with the Environmental Audit…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, but this needs to come from more than local councils; it needs to come from the Government as well, and that is what we are addressing here.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI agree: we need to see that change everywhere, but there is a broken system at present, and that must change. We have seen this not only in the Arctic: in the Antarctic too there…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI thank my hon. Friend for making that excellent point. That is absolutely what we are seeing, and we have to stop it by fundamentally reforming the system. We have seen growing…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityMy hon. Friend is completely correct. We have to find ways of recycling all waste, or of limiting its use. That is at the heart of the change that we need to make. “Blue Planet…03 Apr 2019