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HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024The right hon. Gentleman makes a very valid point. We will absolutely do our best to make sure that all businesses and Members of Parliament are fully updated. The temporary…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024We will absolutely be looking at all options. I cannot predict what will have happened by 1 July 2025; the legislation currently states that that is when the transitional staging…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024I recognise the significant strength of feeling and the concerns that hon. Members hold about the draft regulations. I have been scribbling away and will do my best to answer as…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Sewage Discharges: South WestI have two minutes left so I will quickly finish if hon. Members do not mind. The commission will be led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, supported by expert advisers, who will be announced…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Sewage Discharges: South WestI thank the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) for securing this important debate and everybody who has intervened. May I also express my support and sympathy for…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Sewage Discharges: South WestI agree entirely with my hon. Friend, and I commend her for coming and raising that point. I completely support her.27 Nov 2024HANSARD Sewage Discharges: South WestI am more than happy to look into any anomalies, so if Members want to send through details of where there seems to be a discrepancy in the data, I can pick that up. South West…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Sewage Discharges: South WestI apologise to the hon. Gentleman for having to rearrange our meeting yesterday as I was visiting a flooded area. We will get that meeting back in the diary quickly. He is right…27 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024I will do my best—by the end of this, I’ll have nailed it. These limits define the concentrations at which UV-328, dechlorane plus—I got that one—and methoxychlor can lawfully be…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the hon. Member for Epping Forest (Dr Hudson) for his contribution and look forward to seeing him in many debates in future. I commend him on having been able to pronounce…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…26 Nov 2024HANSARDInternational Treaty on Plastic PollutionPlastic pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges that the planet faces. The world produces 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year. Scientists predict that…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I thank everybody who has taken part in the debate and in particular the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkWell, no, because the Government are currently updating a lot of the planning rules for building homes. SUDS, which I mentioned earlier, will ensure that when building new homes,…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Global Plastics TreatyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairwomanship, Dr Huq. It is lovely to see you here. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing this really…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Global Plastics TreatyI have to say that this is one thing on which I believe there is cross-party consensus. There seems to be an awful lot of support for the treaty, and I hope that that unity…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Global Plastics TreatyAbsolutely. The global plastics treaty, which I will talk about in more detail, is crucial, and it is really encouraging to see how everybody is getting behind it.20 Nov 2024HANSARD Global Plastics TreatyI thank my hon. Friend. I am not meant to show bias, but The Deep is fantastic; we should all go and visit it. My hon. Friend is absolutely right—it does incredible work in…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkSorry, I have been promised multiple culverts. I have two challenges then: I need something named after me and I need to make maintenance sexy. This is indeed a good debate. My…20 Nov 2024