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HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021Does my hon. Friend share my concern that the Government have not reached out to leaders in the city regions ahead of COP? We know that on day 11 of COP there is a city regions…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021The Mayor of Bristol is going to COP and has blue zone accreditation, but he says there have been no conversations about all the documents the Government are publishing, and no…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021Would the Minister like to advise us as to whether, if proposals to expand Heathrow are resurrected—obviously, over the last couple of years there has been the pandemic, which has…21 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021I am not saying it is just a Brexit measure but, clearly, we are here today discussing these SIs because of what has happened in the last few years—primarily Brexit. I would…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillDoes the Minister not accept that legal deforestation is becoming as much of a problem as illegal deforestation? If it is deforestation per se of the Amazon, that is a bad thing.…20 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary, and I welcome the Minister to her first SI Committee—although this is not our first outing together, as we have done a…20 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021They are, Sir Gary; my very next sentence leads me wonderfully into the SI itself. We have seen the inevitable U-turns on visas for overseas drivers and now the Government are…20 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021That was an incident—a particular situation that occurred. This is an ongoing thing that affects us every day. Anything that disrupts a supply chain and makes it more difficult…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am a little concerned to hear the Minister say that they are still not ready to go ahead. From my recollection of the past few years, we talked about this issue in the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Policy ObjectivesThe Minister will know that there is widespread concern about a lack of clarity, as we get so close to COP26, as to what will actually be happening at the summit and what the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI very much echo what my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi) said about air pollution. Earlier, the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee,…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe zero-emissions vehicle mandate is welcome, although, as the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) said, the Government do need to get a move on. They…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessIf David had been here to hear the words spoken today, he would have loved the fact that there was so much humour in people’s contributions, as well as the obvious warmth and…18 Oct 2021HANSARDDrug Safety Testing at Events8. What recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing drug safety testing for (a) festivals and (b) events in the night-time economy.18 Oct 2021HANSARDDrug Safety Testing at EventsI echo the tributes to Sir Davis Amess and James Brokenshire, and send my commiserations to their friends and families. Over a single weekend in Bristol this summer, one young…18 Oct 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsWhile we are on the subject of uninsured vehicles, when can we expect to see regulations on e-scooters? There are so many of them—300,000 privately owned scooters are used on our…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Motor Insurance: Court JudgmentsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Bardell, and to welcome the new Minister to her place. I assume this is her first appearance in a debate as Minister. It is a rather…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseAs the Minister will know, the Department for Transport’s consultation on personal safety on the streets of England closed on 15 September. I appreciate the fact that when she was…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Decarbonising AviationThank you, Sir Gary; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing what is a very important and timely…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050Experts have concluded that to reach net zero by 2050, there should be no new oil and gas fields approved for development and no new coalmines or mine extensions from the end of…21 Sept 2021