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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I join her in being appalled at what we have seen. I agree that the public care greatly about animal welfare, but the Bill is…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]To respond to the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith, it is important that Ministers take the report seriously. That is why this small Bill places on us a duty to report…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]I thank the hon. Lady for the amendment. The Animal Sentience Committee is there to improve transparency in policy making. The committee’s ultimate success will be felt in ongoing…10 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Waste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022I will address the WEEE regulations first. We are currently reviewing those regulations to find ways to drive up collection for reuse and recycling, encouraging better eco design…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Waste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Waste and Agriculture (Legislative Functions) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for articulating her support for the measures. Circumstances mean that we cannot have the legislation running concurrently, so we are here for…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationWe will have digital tracking, extended producer responsibility, consistent collection and a carriers, brokers and dealers licensing regime to regulate the people involved in…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationThis is indeed about using tools. The right hon. Gentleman refers to an operation by HMRC. Obviously, I am not the Minister responsible for that, but I am sure he can take…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationI see the right hon. Gentleman shaking his head. Why does he not come and have a chat with me? He can tell me everything.01 Feb 2022HANSARD Waste Industry: Criminality and RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell) on securing this debate and on the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDFly-tippingWe know that fly-tipping incidents have increased. We had 1.13 million of them last year. We are taking that robust action, which we have been enabled to do through the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingI could not agree more with my hon. Friend: fly-tipping blights our countryside and, as we heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), blights our towns.…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingWe have supported the Environment Agency with additional funding of some £60 million in 2019—I think it was—and by making sure that they have the right regulatory framework in…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I meet Ministers from the devolved Administrations regularly. I have not had specific conversations on the matter, but I would be…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingI agree with my hon. Friend: it is not fair that legitimate businesses are undercut by individuals who do not treat waste properly, and who take no care in anything they are…27 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, I will. As my hon. Friend knows, I have been up to his part of the world and have looked at some of the challenges there. We need to do more, we will do more, and we will…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingAs my hon. Friend knows, we will announce more information on the deposit return scheme shortly. I would, of course, be happy to meet his constituent for further discussions. I do…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingI associate myself with the hon. Lady’s comments about the holocaust. Consistent collections, ensuring we can collect the seven strands of waste, will allow all households in this…27 Jan 2022HANSARDFly-tippingI do not think I can say any more than that it was described as similar to the narcotics industry. We need to treat fly-tipping with that much seriousness: we need to crack down…27 Jan 2022