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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman. I do not recognise that report. The money from the restoration fund is being used now to fund projects up and down the country. As I have mentioned,…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Environment Agency: East of EnglandI hear what the hon. Gentleman is saying, and he is completely right: constituents want to action when they see pollution incidents. Of course, if he is not satisfied with the…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Environment Agency: East of EnglandMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, one of the things that comes up in our monthly meetings is how we can improve the issuing of permits and make it quicker. He is…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Environment Agency: East of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay) for securing today’s debate and everyone…04 Jun 2025HANSARDFlood Resilience and Coastal Erosion ConsultationThe first role of any Government is to protect their citizens. Yet the previous Conservative Government left flood defences in their worst condition on record. This is a…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFlooding: Planning and Developer ResponsibilitiesYes, absolutely. Thank you so much, Mrs Hobhouse. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to this debate and especially…13 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Planning and Developer ResponsibilitiesOkay, I take the point. We have just invested a record amount over two years; it is the greatest amount that has ever been invested in flood defences. Of course, any future…13 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Of course, the national planning policy framework is clear that where development in areas at risk of flooding is necessary, local…08 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable CommunitiesI pay tribute to the hon. Member’s ability to weave a question for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero into a question on flooding. He will have heard from the Nature…08 May 2025HANSARDWater Bills: Limiting IncreasesRoberto is right to feel angry about his bill increase, the past performance of water companies and the toothless regulation under the previous Government. We have already taken…08 May 2025HANSARDWater Bills: Limiting IncreasesI add my voice to all those paying tribute to the greatest generation as we all remember VE Day. I know that many of us will be travelling back to our constituencies to join in…08 May 2025HANSARDClimate Resilience PlansI thank the hon. Gentleman for his important question. Of course, we welcome the Climate Change Committee’s assessment. The Government recognise the need to go further and faster…08 May 2025HANSARDWater Bills: Limiting IncreasesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his important question. Everything relating to regulation of water is supported and looked at through the Drinking Water Inspectorate, which carries…08 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue, and I am sorry to hear about the issues his constituents are facing with flooding—I know at first hand how disruptive and…08 May 2025HANSARDClimate Resilience PlansThe Government are committed to strengthening the nation’s resilience to climate change. We are developing stronger climate adaptation objectives and improving the framework for…08 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Protecting Vulnerable CommunitiesAfter 14 years, the Conservatives left our flood defences in the worst condition on record. We are investing a record £2.65 billion in a thousand projects to better protect 52,000…08 May 2025HANSARDRiver Basin Management Plans: Court of Appeal JudgmentThis Government inherited a sector in disrepair and in dire need of widespread reform after 14 years of Conservative failure. The Government know that essential, widespread reform…06 May 2025HANSARD River Thames: Unauthorised MooringI hope to come on to address some of the things that the EA wants to do. Where a boat is a home, especially in cases of potential vulnerability, the Environment Agency needs to…29 Apr 2025HANSARD River Thames: Unauthorised MooringIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Monica Harding) on securing this important…29 Apr 2025HANSARD River Thames: Unauthorised MooringObviously, water is a devolved matter. I do not want to get into an issue for which power is devolved, or I would be instructing a Welsh Minister about what they should or should…29 Apr 2025