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HANSARD Environment BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The Bill contains new powers for enhanced producer responsibility when it comes to managing single-use plastics or waste more generally,…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillI want to make some progress, because I am conscious that many Members have put in to speak today. The second half of the Bill sets out measures to improve our environment right…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillI am going to make some progress. The Bill will improve how we hold to account those who litter, so we can tackle the waste crime that costs our economy over £600 million every…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and we will be consulting on when to deploy the powers in the Bill. It is important that we have greater consistency on recycling and on…26 Feb 2020HANSARD Environment BillObviously, I am happy to discuss these matters with my hon. Friend. The Bill has powers to strengthen the abstraction licensing regime and to limit licences that have been…26 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingThe hon. Lady will be aware that this is a devolved matter, but I am more than—24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for updating us on the steps that the Scottish Government have taken. Scotland has been less severely affected than other parts of the country…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI am conscious of the point that my hon. Friend makes, and indeed that was made to me by residents when I visited York with the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) at…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI thank the shadow Secretary of State for his kind words and for welcoming me to the Dispatch Box. There is much he said that I can agree with, and indeed that was contained in my…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingWith permission, I will make a statement to the House on the recent flooding caused by Storm Dennis, which followed Storm Ciara and affected many parts of the country. I would…24 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic Burning of Solid Fuels and WoodThe Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the Government response to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood on Friday 21…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingIn any planning system, it is obviously open to people to contribute during the consultation phase. As a general rule, local Environment Agency staff, who understand the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Every part of our country suffers some degree of flood risk, and we have approaches that prioritise capital spending in the areas that are…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI can give my hon. Friend that undertaking. The review has now concluded, and the report will be released at the earliest possible opportunity.24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingWe do have a farming flood recovery fund, but we have not activated it yet because it generally supports the recovery of lost grassland or damaged hedgerows and walls in the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI was pleased to be able to visit the hon. Lady’s constituency on Sunday, when this was one of the matters we discussed. There has been some frustration that the flood resilience…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point. The Environment Agency is monitoring groundwater levels very closely. It has been an extraordinarily wet winter, with land…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingWe have made more progress than any other OECD country in decarbonising our economy to date. We are the first major economy to commit to net zero by 2050 and, later this year, we…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingFlood response and dealing with the result of floods is a devolved matter, but we have arrangements across the UK to support one another when one area is particularly affected. If…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that flooding and response to floods is a devolved matter and therefore in the first instance is a matter for the Welsh Government, but I am aware…24 Feb 2020