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HANSARDDraft Conservation (Natural Habitats Etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The 29 March is within a year. I think this SI was written prior to Christmas, and deliberately written to give that sense. I think it is standard wording that is being used…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Conservation (Natural Habitats Etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Good Friday agreement requires both countries to have regard to each other, to collaborate and to co-operate, but not, even now, to be…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Conservation (Natural Habitats Etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to respond to some of the queries that the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport has raised. On the professionalism of the civil service in Northern…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Environment CouncilThe next EU Environment Council will take place on 5 March, in Brussels. I will be attending to represent the UK, and the Scottish Minister for Rural Affairs and Natural…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Draft International Waste Shipments (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019To respond to the hon. Member for Ipswich, seven businesses in England have been affected by the situation in Spain. I do not have the statistics for countries whose regulators…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Draft International Waste Shipments (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…27 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019More than £3.5 billion has been set aside to tackle air quality—TfL was given money for that as part of its last settlement—and more money has gone to the Mayor of London and many…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019In the spirit? Very quickly.26 Feb 2019HANSARD Environment Agency PermitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Mr Gyimah) on securing this debate. I must admit that…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Environment Agency PermitsMy hon. Friend will be aware that there has been a permit in place for the activities at the quarry since 1980. Following an assessment in December 2016, the agency granted a…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to respond to the hon. Gentleman’s questions. I would say first that air quality has been my top priority since becoming Environment Minister. There will be…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019It will not be for the Government to make that judgment call. It will be for the local authority, because that concerns the charge it intends to impose. The database simply gives…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Environment Agency PermitsMy hon. Friend certainly has the courage of a lion in championing his constituents; I am sure they will be pleased that he is bringing forward this important matter in debate. We…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman praises the Montreal protocol. Of course, it was under Margaret Thatcher that the United Kingdom joined it; she was one of the great leaders…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019I have sat down.26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019I am delighted, Mr Owen, that you persuaded me to take that intervention, because I have visited many areas around this country and I spoke to the Mayor of Bristol yesterday.…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve…26 Feb 2019HANSARDExiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)In effect it will be for the HSE, as the regulator, to make decisions on each level of the process. I have no reason to doubt that the HSE and ECHA will have similar principles in…25 Feb 2019HANSARDExiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. I assure the House that the Government remain committed to supporting all the aims of REACH: to ensure…25 Feb 2019