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HANSARDDraft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Vickers. I thank the Minister for introducing the draft regulations to the Committee. It is good to see the…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDDraft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026I am very proud of the previous Conservative Government passing the landmark Environment Act. We consulted and brought forward measures to tackle waste crime, and I am very…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsOutrageously, today the Government have stripped Epping Forest district council of the sole local right to determine major planning applications. That means that my constituents…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDTransport Services: Epping ForestMy constituents face many transport issues. We Central line users endure delays, overcrowding and graffiti. Meanwhile, residents in Waltham Abbey have no access to the tube at all…11 Jun 2026HANSARDTransport Services: Epping Forest14. What steps her Department is taking to improve transport services in Epping Forest constituency.11 Jun 2026HANSARD Water Supply in KentIt is a great privilege to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Ashford (Sojan Joseph) for securing and opening this debate. We have heard…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I know that the Minister is winding up, and that she has spoken about Ministers going to summits and collaboration, but she spoke about the importance of implementation. I asked…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the Minister for explaining this statutory instrument. It is very appropriate that we are considering it…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026It is good that you are carrying on with the good work.09 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesLabour came into government promising major reform of England’s water sector, but progress so far has been slow. The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 was largely a rebadging of…08 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary AgreementAs more and more fishermen and fisherwomen in Scotland and across the UK are struggling to keep their businesses afloat due to soaring fuel costs, they are marking the one-year…04 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026The Minister is talking about low risk and high risk, and I welcome her comments. Can she give categoric reassurances that the Department and all the enforcement agencies can…03 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Herne Bay and Sandwich (Sir Roger Gale). I thank the Minister for her approach…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank the Minister for bringing forward this important statutory instrument. At a time when the Government…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeAs shadow DEFRA Minister, I congratulate and thank the Chair of the Committee and his cross-party Environmental Audit Committee for this excellent and timely report. As he has…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentWe have heard a lot from Labour Members today about process, but will the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister please tell my constituents, the House and the country why on earth…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Coastal ErosionI congratulate the hon. Member on her powerful contribution, and also congratulate the cross-party EFRA Committee on its thoughtful and thought-provoking report. Coastal…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityI thank the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury) for securing this important debate. I apologise, Ms Furniss, that I was not in the Chamber for the beginning of it; my…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEU-UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement: NegotiationsStakeholders have expressed alarm about the fact that the Government’s guidance for businesses on the UK-EU SPS agreement, published last week, has legislation in scope on the use…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI have been contacted by many students in Epping Forest who are deeply concerned about their future debt and by many graduates who are worried about ballooning debt on these plan…18 Mar 2026