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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIndeed. That is why it was a commitment in our manifesto: it is a freedom that we will be able to deploy having left the European Union. I am conscious that people are very…23 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillYes, I can give the hon. Lady that assurance. It is our intention to deliver the manifesto commitments, and we are doing that in a number of different ways and have provided…23 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillThe Bill contains a variety of manifesto commitments that we are committed to progressing when parliamentary time allows, but the Leader of the House will continue to announce…23 Feb 2023HANSARDSewage Discharges: East DevonThe hon. Gentleman should withdraw his earlier comments, because he has, perhaps unintentionally, misled the House. I hope he has the grace to withdraw. Leading scientific…23 Feb 2023HANSARDSewage Discharges: East DevonI have great confidence in the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton Deane (Rebecca Pow), who continues to meet…23 Feb 2023HANSARDSewage Discharges: East DevonI do not think it is the intention of the UK Infrastructure Bank to be investing in the water companies —that is not expected to be its purpose. The amendment—dare I say it?—was…23 Feb 2023HANSARDSewage Discharges: East DevonMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. South West Water continues to be a poor performing company, which is unacceptable. That is why I called in the worst performing water companies…23 Feb 2023HANSARDSewage Discharges: East DevonMy hon. Friend will know, regrettably, of the poor environmental performance of South West Water, with the second highest number of pollution incidents in the country. That is…23 Feb 2023HANSARD UK Food ShortagesI do not recognise a lot of what the hon. Lady said about food production. It might be true in Scotland, but that is a devolved matter—she might want to take a look.…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is why we have increasingly high environmental standards, considering the different chemicals that are used in products every day. We have some challenges with the recycling…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsPets are, of course, very precious to people and, after children, are often their No. 1 priority. It is important to try to make sure that people are generous. I make a plea to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My hon. Friend is clearly a champion of her special part of Kent. The best way I can put it is that a plan was set out and monitoring is taking place. We are not trying to hide…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My hon. Friend has been in the House for a relatively short time, but she has shown how savvy she is in standing up for her constituents in Southend. Where we identify issues, we…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023There is great food in a number of counties, and I do not want to come between Devon and Cornish MPs about who has the right pasty or where cream should go on a scone, but I will…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023As a former Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend knows how important our Department is in ensuring not only that we are champions for nature but that we deliver for nature. We…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023I am not surprised by the quality of that question. The hon. Gentleman represents a very rural constituency in Devon. He should see this transition in farming as a positive action…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023The hon. Gentleman has made a strong point. In preparation for the CBD COP15 in Montreal, we brought back together the four nations of the United Kingdom that we are proud to…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My hon. Friend sums it up perfectly. By leaving the European Union, we have removed ourselves from the constraints—the handcuffs—of the common agricultural policy. We have been…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My hon. Friend is spot on. We identified the issue—indeed, it was Lord Benyon who spotted it early on as a DEFRA Minister. He got on with it, and that is what we are dealing with.…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023I understand the point that my hon. Friend is trying to make. We have to make progress in this country. We are trying to get consistency in the recycling process alongside the…01 Feb 2023