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HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move that the statutory instrument, which sets a target for the recovery of features in marine protected areas, be approved. MPAs are one of the most important…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022I thank noble Lords for their contributions to today’s debate, and I will endeavour to respond to them. Our target for MPAs will transform our marine biodiversity; I absolutely…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022The noble Baroness is absolutely right, which leads me on to my next point. I was not boasting, because I certainly do not know as much as some of the academics with whom I have…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022Absolutely. I welcome the noble Lord to these proceedings and thank him for his interest in these matters. We debated these targets yesterday on waterways, under the same…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Residual Waste) (England) Regulations 2022I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. The residual waste reduction target put forward in this instrument meets the requirements under the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, trees and woodlands have a huge role to play in tackling climate change and recovering nature. They capture and lock away carbon, provide important habitats for…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Environmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 25th Report from the Secondary…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Woodland and Trees Outside Woodland) (England) Regulations 2022I thank noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. The Environment Act 2021 grants these Houses the power to make targets that tackle the challenges facing our…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move that the draft environmental targets for water in England be approved. Water is one of our most precious natural resources. It is essential for human…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022That the Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Relevant document: 25th Report of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee . Special attention…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022That will, of course, be our aim. Dates are just dates; they are moments in time. The idea that we are going to allow pollution to carry on and then it is suddenly going to fall…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to this debate. The water targets put forward in this statutory instrument meet the requirements under…23 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022I hope that I can reassure the noble Baroness. I spend a lot of time talking to other departments on this. Part of the problem on the River Wye is a planning issue. The customer…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. The Government’s response to the Landscapes Review was accompanied by a public consultation. We will publish a…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI entirely agree with the noble Earl about the value that our protected landscapes bring to our policies, not only on climate mitigation but on reversing the tragic decline in…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI think national parks are very good at getting that money in, whether from the private sector or blended finance. There is a very good arrangement with Palladium called Revere,…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksWe hugely admire Julian Glover’s report and have already implemented large portions of its measures. One of those centres on governance, and that is where it will fit into our…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI might have to write to the right reverend Prelate on that. As we look as implementing the recommendations of the L andscape s R eview , and through the biodiversity duty that we…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational ParksI cannot give the noble Baroness an accurate assessment of what impact tree disease has had, or indeed Storm Arwen in Northumberland, which saw probably millions of trees blown…18 Jan 2023HANSARDAvian Influenza: Game BirdsMy noble friend is right to raise this point. My department will make decisions on the basis of evidence. We will not be swayed by those who say we should allow activities like…18 Jan 2023