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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q Ms Norberg, in the event that, in the future after the passage of the Bill, the British Government—for whatever reason—do not perform very well and do not do the things that we…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Young, what role could local nature recovery strategies play in targeting funding under the environmental land management scheme? How could those two things interact? Dr…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q So it should be a bit like an environmental National Audit Office, which is the way I like to think about it? Signe Norberg: Yes, I would not disagree with that…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q You mentioned independence. Do you think there is a danger that if you were to increase the distance between the OEP and the Secretary of State and the Department, you might end…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q I am trying to say that you presumably want the Government to be accountable for this, through Parliament and, ultimately, to the electorate in our elections. Do you agree?…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q On this point, let us think about food production. Without making the point too bluntly, I think everybody is thinking a lot more about food production now than they were six…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q So, going back to what we were talking about at the beginning around the Office for Environmental Protection, and thinking about accountability, what is your sense of giving…10 Mar 2020HANSARDResearch and Development InvestmentRothamsted Research in my constituency is a world-leading agricultural research centre, and we have made huge strides in commercialising that scientific knowledge, working with…03 Mar 2020HANSARDResearch and Development Investment11. What steps he is taking to increase investment in research and development.03 Mar 2020HANSARD Airport ExpansionThe Minister will recognise that because of the court judgment there are huge amounts of uncertainty in places across the whole country in relation to their own airports and…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillIs that true?26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillI do so in the spirit of kindness, but there is a serious point here. Luton airport is in the constituency next to mine, and one concern that many of my constituents have as a…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow some excellent maiden speeches. The themes of this debate are clear, with a general acceptance that this is a good Bill.…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. It is very generous of him. On the point about whether he trusts the Government on divergence and how we will adapt to these…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillOn net zero by 2030, does the hon. Gentleman not recognise what the Committee on Climate Change and Baroness Brown recognise, which is that reaching net zero by 2050 will be a…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillOn her point about the European Union being the best protector of our environmental standards, does the hon. Lady not accept that this country’s environmental standards and,…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessWill the Minister confirm two things for the House—first, that the Government will of course look at making sure that briefings are done in a sensible way, with the agreement of…04 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, because it is a rare one in so far as there is quite a lot of agreement across the Committee on the substance of it. There appears to be…04 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have been working with Hertfordshire County Council on plans to improve accessibility to Hitchin station in my constituency. Will the Minister advise me on how best to work with…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Criminal LawI support the statutory instrument, and in doing so I support not just the Minister, but the strength of the voices in favour of it on the Conservative Benches. This statutory…28 Jan 2020