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HANSARDTree PlantingWe are committed to increasing tree planting to 30,000 hectares per year across the United Kingdom by the end of this Parliament. We are spending £750 million through the nature…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTree PlantingI thank my hon. Friend for asking that important question. The plant health management standard will be the future baseline biosecurity standard for Government grants and…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTree PlantingI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Harrow Council on being one of the first councils in the country to join the Trees for Streets project, which is funded by the green…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTree PlantingI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave a few moments ago, but I would be happy to talk to him further about what is happening in Northern Ireland to see whether there are…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTree PlantingI am slightly surprised that the hon. Gentleman does not laud the ambition to plant those 30,000 hectares. Having spoken to those in Scotland, I would encourage the Scottish…09 Dec 2021HANSARDTree PlantingWe are working hard to ensure that my hon. Friend has that clarity and that we have that understanding in the area of biosecurity. We want to ensure that everybody knows what the…09 Dec 2021HANSARDClean Air BillAs I have discussed with the hon. Gentleman prior to this, I would be happy to have that meeting. I agree that we need to get this right in Manchester and the broader Manchester…09 Dec 2021HANSARDPlastic PollutionWe have banned plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds; carrier bag sales are down by 95% in main supermarkets, and we have extended our move on that issue to all businesses; and…09 Dec 2021HANSARDPlastic PollutionHear, hear—I agree absolutely and thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the excellent work of Amy and Ella Meek and their Kids Against Plastic charity. I wish my hon. Friend well…09 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal (Penalty Notices) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, I think for the first time. I thank everybody for their contributions. I will go through what I intended to say, and…08 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal (Penalty Notices) BillThe grid has been drawn up. It is just going through the process of clearance. I hope to have it with the hon. Gentleman imminently; I was hoping to get it to him before the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal (Penalty Notices) BillI feel like I have given way enough. I thank the Committee for its comments and support.08 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal (Penalty Notices) BillShould somebody receive more than one penalty notice, that is part of the suite of evidence that shows that they have not been behaving. We cannot just carry on giving fixed…08 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal (Penalty Notices) BillMost of our laws are made up of a collection of things that direct people’s behaviour in the right direction. The selection of animal welfare regulations from private Members’…08 Dec 2021HANSARDAnimal (Penalty Notices) BillA comprehensive selection of Bills are going through Parliament, looking at the whole of animal welfare and ensuring that those gaps are plugged. That is why we support today’s…08 Dec 2021HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillWe are working with pest control companies and so on to ensure that they have all the tools at their disposal to keep down the population of rodents—both rats and…19 Nov 2021HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillI will not take it to heart, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) for taking this role on at extremely short…19 Nov 2021HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillI had hoped to speak.19 Nov 2021HANSARD Kennels and Catteries: Economic and Social ContributionI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sara Britcliffe) for securing this debate. I could not agree with her more that kennels and catteries contribute an awful lot to…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Trophy Hunting Imports Ban: Endangered SpeciesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I assume you are happy if I remove my mask while speaking.03 Nov 2021