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HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyI wonder whether the Minister recognises that there is an urgency to this. I appreciate that he is listening to lots of different voices, but if we are left on our own because all…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy Charter TreatyDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that there is a danger of complacency in the Government’s current approach? When I have asked questions on this issue of the investor-state…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationI go back to the fuel duty issue, because I know the right hon. Lady has been concerned about climate change, at least in the past. The freeze in the fuel duty has meant that…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThis immoral, deeply cruel and divisive Bill breaks international law, rides roughshod over human rights and shames us all. I would argue that it shames especially the Ministers…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes the right hon. Lady share my deep concern about the placeholder clause 49, which seeks to legislate to ignore ECHR interim orders lodged against this Government’s inhumane,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Billrose —13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes the Home Secretary recognise that it is positively Orwellian, as well as morally repugnant, to seek to ban people from seeking asylum unless they use safe and legal routes,…07 Mar 2023HANSARDSolar Power11. What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of solar power to UK energy security and the 2050 net zero target.28 Feb 2023HANSARDSolar PowerI welcome the Minister’s enthusiasm for solar and the progress that has been made so far. According to Solar Energy UK, the rate at which solar panels are being put on to domestic…28 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Company PerformanceOver the course of 2020 and 2021, raw sewage was dumped in Britain’s rivers and seas more than 770,000 times. That is almost 6 million hours of pollution discharge. But, as we…21 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesThe Minister will know that, since 1970, the UK has lost 50% or more of our insects. Whatever he is saying to us this morning, I do not think he is saying that risk is completely…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is nearly 10 years since the tragic death of nine-year-old Ella Roberta, the first person ever to have air pollution listed on their death certificate. Yesterday, the…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023At yesterday’s launch of the plan, the Secretary of State claimed that “we are embedding nature in the heart of every decision that government will take”. That is a very worthy…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) on—once again—securing this important…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this debate. Brighton also has lots of lovely bee-friendly verges and so forth. Are we not just asking the Government to implement their…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesWill the Minister specifically address the precautionary principle? How did he apply it to the decision he made?01 Feb 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary if she will make a statement on what steps she is taking to find missing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and to keep them safe.24 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenThis is horrific. Vulnerable children are being dumped by the Home Office, scores of them are going missing, and I can tell the Minister that there is nothing “specialist” about…24 Jan 2023HANSARD MOTs: Increased Particulate Matter TestingThe hon. Gentleman is making a really important point. He will know that today would have been the birthday of Ella Kissi-Debrah, the child who tragically died aged nine, and who…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS (BIODIVERSITY) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2022
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS (WOODLAND AND TREES OUTSIDE WOODLAND) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2022
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS (WATER) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2022
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS (MARINE PROTECTED AREAS) REGULATIONS 2022
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS (FINE PARTICULATE MATTER) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2022
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS (RESIDUAL WASTE) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2022I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I was only going to point out that, given that the European Commission’s target is a heck of a lot more ambitious than ours, it is a…23 Jan 2023