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HANSARDPlastic WasteI am working with my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton Deane (Rebecca Pow) on this, because the challenge in sewers is acute with the build-up of wet wipes. As I say, we have…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsWe maintain a constant dialogue across Government, keeping all these things in view. Through the sustainable farming incentive we are making sure that we allow farmers to plant…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsThis is a highly complex area which obviously involves CO 2 and various other things that are important to industries right across the country. We are keeping a very close eye on…28 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am working on the next tranche of funding to help tackle this scourge. My hon. Friend talks tirelessly about the challenge in Harrow. I would be really happy to come and see the…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsI thank the hon. Lady for the question. That is too much of a blunt instrument that does not help the right farmers. We are supporting all farmers, which is why the fertiliser…28 Apr 2022HANSARDPlastic WasteI thank my right hon. Friend for his question, but actually it is about the use of the appropriate material for the appropriate product. Plastic is a good product when used…28 Apr 2022HANSARDPlastic WasteI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on raising this issue. I have met companies that promote the use of reusable nappies. It is a great idea, and there are also schemes where people…28 Apr 2022HANSARDPlastic WasteWe have banned microbeads in rinse-off personal care products. We have restricted the supply of straws, stirrers and cotton buds. We have consulted on banning other single-use…28 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsUp to 2028-29, we will be investing £270 million across a programme of innovation to boost research and development, and innovation. I spoke to Northern Irish farmers only this…28 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNoted.28 Apr 2022HANSARD Flood Risk: LondonI note my hon. Friend’s point. However, I would like to reassure her that the Government are investing more in surface water, flood and risk management. Following changes to the…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Flood Risk: LondonFlood Re is a scheme jointly administrated by Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and it has covered some 335,000 properties. I am…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Flood Risk: LondonAs my hon. Friend has heard from the figures that I have given, we are very much not addressing investing large sums of money. Indeed, we have committed large sums of money to…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Flood Risk: LondonAs pointed out, these so-called never events appear to be happening more frequently. Given the combination of climate change with other things, we need to look fundamentally at…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Flood Risk: LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan) on securing this important debate. I…20 Apr 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI was, in fact, due to go tomorrow, but I am now unable to. I dare say those conversations will happen in short order. I know that my Northern Ireland equivalent is looking at…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for bringing forward the debate, and I thank all…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingIndeed. As every Member said, we need to approach this issue in the most humane way possible.21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI did not ask my team how they knew that there were 424,000 badgers in this country, because as far as I am aware, we do not do a census, but we probably do a fair assumption of…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingThe hon. Gentleman is right. The Government have invested over £40 million in vaccines and tests. As set out in the Godfray review—again, this is in answer to my hon. Friend the…21 Mar 2022