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HANSARDDraft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023
Draft Representation of the People and recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and…12 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023
Draft Representation of the People and recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to respond to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Vauxhall, and the hon. Member for North Antrim. I thank the shadow Minister for her constructive remarks,…12 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023
Draft Representation of the People and recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023That is a valid question. The hon. Gentleman will recall that there have been multiple parliamentary debates in both Chambers on the principles of the Elections Act. That Act was…12 Sept 2023HANSARDDraft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidates and Undue Influence) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023
Draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023
Draft Representation of the People and recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir James.12 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI know that my hon. Friend does extremely good work on behalf of Slimbridge and other wetlands in her area. I should be delighted to meet her, and to read any of the reports…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI do not accept that figure, and I do not know where the hon. Lady got it. Those schemes are very much in progress at the moment, on an ongoing basis. We are working through some…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend is of course extremely perceptive and he is absolutely correct. We presented an ambitious package overall, and that means we can meet head-on the challenge of…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI think that what I am struggling with is the fact that the hon. Lady clearly did not listen to my previous comments on this matter. I have said a great many times that we do not…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe simple answer to my hon. Friend’s question is that he is right. The existing legal framework that has been hindering us has had a disproportionate effect on planning…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the concerns of the Canal & River Trust. I am sure that his comments will have been heard by DEFRA Ministers, but I will be happy to take…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the fact that there is a focus on wetlands but other projects are in scope of the credit scheme. However, she has hit the nail on the head: the…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am delighted to be here to answer this urgent question. In proposing the amendments, we were responding to calls from local councils, which want the Government to take action to…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI can assure the hon. Gentleman and anyone else listening to this, including his constituents, that the package we are bringing forward will protect the river and enable it to be…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the hon. Lady for her long list of questions; I am happy to respond to all of them in detail. On our approach, I stand by what I and the Government have said: we stand by…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank my right hon. Friend very much. He is right in his observation that this has been a judgment imposed on the United Kingdom after we left the European Union. This is not a…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWhat I would like to see from Members on the other side of the House is an apology for talking this country down, which they have done repeatedly. I am not sure whether the hon.…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions and remarks. I take them to mean that he will support the measures when they come before the House. I am delighted to hear his support…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. Friend has considerable expertise in this matter. He is right to focus on the mechanisms we need to bring forward to enable the much needed planning permission to…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI would be happy to sit down with the hon. Gentleman and explain to him what is meant by slurry management grants. We are helping farmers to build a circular economy. He will know…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI very much value the hon. Gentleman’s scrutiny of the Government’s record and I very much enjoy coming before his Committee. We have discussed this issue, and many others, with…05 Sept 2023