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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I thank the Minister for the information about all the action being taken, and for the heartfelt—and I agree, sincere—desire to take action on this, and going over and above on…26 Nov 2020HANSARDInternational Development and Gender-based ViolenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr McCabe. I thank the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) for all his work as chair of the APPG on the preventing sexual…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is an honour to stand in this last sitting of our Environment Bill Committee consideration, which began 261 days ago. I…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I will.26 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I thank the Minister, but it will not surprise her to hear that I will not be withdrawing the new clause. Assurances do not cut it on this issue; it is too important. I would also…26 Nov 2020HANSARDPoor Air Quality: BAME CommunitiesI am the MP for one of those urban areas where black and ethnic minority constituents are disproportionately affected by both covid-19 and air quality. Has the Secretary of State…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and for his interest in this subject, which I have become much more interested in since researching it and talking to relevant…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I am honoured to be called to speak about this important new clause. Indeed, it is so reasonable that at this stage of this…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that if the new clause is not agreed to and fracking is not stopped, that will undermine a lot of the biodiversity and ecosystem protection elsewhere in…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am grateful for the opportunity to mention discrimination. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this is a double discrimination—that not only are some people barred from being…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateWill my hon. Friend give way?24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI hope that I can now be heard. Does my right hon. Friend share my bafflement that the Prime Minister could speak under arrangements for virtual proceedings, although he does not…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateDoes my right hon. Friend share my bafflement that, as soon as there was a health need, the Prime Minister was allowed to participate remotely, yet he was not immediately…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)The clock is ticking: we are only five weeks away from the end of the famous implementation period. This amendment seeks to freeze that in time and say that in five weeks’ time…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)I feel as though this is the tree strategy support group part two. As my hon. Friend the shadow Minister said, we talked about it in our discussion of clause 100, which was very…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)I thank the Minister for all those points and for her impassioned argument in favour of the new clause. The change in water use under covid has been recognised. It has been seen…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I speak as a representative of a constituency that is no stranger to flooding. In Putney, we regularly have very high tides…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)I thank the Minister for looking into the issue and for some assurances that targets could be included in future, and that we will be seeking alternatives. I note the concerns and…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)The Bill gives the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the power to amend UK REACH and the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008—REACH being the registration,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I rise in support of the objections and concerns raised by the shadow Minister about clause 93 and, specifically, new clauses 25 and 26 on species conservation strategies. The…19 Nov 2020