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HANSARD Waste Incineration: RegulationI am trying to respond to the hon. Member for Keighley, who brought this 30-minute debate. I am conscious that other people have made points, but I will deal with his points…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Waste Incineration: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Keighley (John Grogan) on securing this important debate. It has clearly…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Waste Incineration: RegulationI was just about to invite him to intervene.09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) on securing the debate. He spoke eloquently about…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Waste Incineration: RegulationI was about to answer the hon. Gentleman’s point so I will not give way. He has already contributed twice to the debate. Energy from waste or incineration with energy recovery…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Waste Incineration: RegulationThat is an important consideration. My hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) mentioned pyrolysis or gasification. Different technologies will have…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityOur 25-year environment plan, published last year, committed us to being the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it. In line with that, the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Blaydon Quarry Landfill SiteI congratulate the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this debate. She has spoken with eloquence and passion in representing her constituents here today. She referred…01 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are absolutely committed to that aim. We are making good progress on regulations to achieve that, on cross-Government strategies, and on working with industry to do…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAichi Biodiversity TargetsDEFRA will account for more than half the achievements under the Paris agreements, so I can assure the hon. Lady that work is very much under way on improving the climate and also…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling ZonesIt is already an offence to leave an engine running unnecessarily when the vehicle is stationary on a public road. Local authorities can issue fixed penalty notices to drivers who…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling ZonesThe Government are investing more than £3.5 billion in the strategy to improve air quality. I remind the hon. Gentleman that this matter is devolved to the Mayor of London. I know…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAichi Biodiversity TargetsWe are already ahead of the game, with a 25-year environment plan published last year, and the strategies and the work that are ongoing. We are making significant improvements in…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAichi Biodiversity TargetsThe hon. Gentleman asks an important question. Once we designate the marine conservation zones, which I believe will happen in the next two months, the UK will have comfortably…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAichi Biodiversity TargetsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State very much enjoyed that meeting and visit. He and I are committed to ensuring we do more to protect the wonderful species that are part…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAichi Biodiversity TargetsAs my right hon. Friend the Minister of State just pointed out, one of the changes that will be coming as a result of our leaving the European Union is that the UK—England,…28 Mar 2019HANSARDAichi Biodiversity TargetsThe Government’s progress report was published this month, and of 19 targets assessed, five are on track and 14 show progress, but at an insufficient rate. The Aichi targets are…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling ZonesI welcome anyone who wants to plant trees. I think it is fair to say that the scientific evidence does not definitively say that trees help air quality, but they are good in so…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling ZonesI have met Highways England with the Minister of State, Department for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman), on several…28 Mar 2019HANSARDSchools and Hospitals: No-idling ZonesI am not sure where the hon. Gentleman gets that impression from. We have offered grants to people who want to switch to electric vehicles. We are investing several billion pounds…28 Mar 2019