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HANSARDBadger 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 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I will give way briefly.14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I assure the House that I will be speaking. We all stood on a manifesto commitment to recognise the sentience of animals, and here today we can…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I would make two points. First, the hon. Member is presupposing that there will not be members of those devolved authorities on the committee. If people hold the most appropriate…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]As a starting point, we all agree not only that the issue of animal welfare and sentience is extremely important in this House, but that it has great resonance across the country.…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It has been a privilege to shepherd this Bill through the House. Members in all parts stood on the manifesto…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend. As many people who contributed to this debate have said, what we are seeking here is that balance. Turning lastly to amendment 1 in the name of the hon.…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will be hearing the response to the extended producer responsibility consultation very shortly. I also highlight that, within a week, we have the Keep Britain Tidy and Clean…10 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are considering the evidence to inform potential action as far as fur goes and we are being guided by the evidence. We will come forward with further information in due course.10 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. It is a basic right to have clean air. That is why yesterday we announced more than £11 million in grants across local authority…10 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDEFRA’s chief scientific adviser has been talking to independent external scientific experts about Walleys Quarry and site capping, gas management, air dispersal and leachate. My…10 Mar 2022HANSARDExtended Producer ResponsibilityMany of the companies local to my hon. Friend have articulated their concerns and worries—indeed, during a trip to Viridor last week to look at polymer recycling, I spoke to…10 Mar 2022HANSARDExtended Producer ResponsibilityThe Government consulted on the introduction of extended producer responsibility for packaging last year, and the response will be published shortly. We will then consult on…10 Mar 2022HANSARDAir PollutionThe hon. Gentleman is a very assiduous campaigner on this topic. Local authorities can choose to monitor outside schools, but it is often better to target resources at improving…10 Mar 2022HANSARDAir PollutionAir pollution is at a record low. However, we need to do more to protect the vulnerable, in particular, and drive cleaner air for all. Last year, more than £1 million was awarded…10 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve…02 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I thank the hon. Member for Cambridge and my hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness for their contributions. I hope to canter through the questions from the hon.…02 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022I thank my hon. Friend for the vast experience he brings as a former Trade Minister. Having recently been on a trip to the Dubai Expo, where I talked about some of our…02 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022Yes, I will indeed. The guidance will help those who conduct the field trials. ACRE is currently in the process of developing the guidance that will help developers who use…02 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022There will still have to be a notification of where the trials are ongoing. Arguably, we are talking about looking at traditional breeding methods. We go back to what I know the…02 Mar 2022