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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I presume it would be someone at a future date who did not particularly like the idea that we should have high standards of chemical protection, perhaps because they thought we…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 107, in schedule 19, page 229, line 16, leave out sub-paragraph (4). This amendment removes the high degree of discretion when setting REACH Chemical…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Well, the hon. Member is certainly not going to withdraw these amendments, because we think they are crucial to the establishment of any reasonable REACH regime in the UK. In a…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I want to tease out what the Minister is saying about the fact that there is a proposal to try to get some data sharing under way with the EU. I presume she is referring to access…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Will the Minister give way?19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Yes, indeed. My hon. Friend is right. I have not found anyone who has said what the reason is for doing it. On the contrary, every professional body and every joint industry body…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)As you have indicated, Sir George, amendment 187 is being dealt with alongside a number of other amendments, in my name and those of other Opposition Members, and a new clause,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 187, in schedule 19, page 229, line 9, at end insert— “provided that such regulations do not regress upon the scope or purpose of REACH regulations as…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 121 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 122 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 121, page 111, line 17, leave out “may” and insert “must”. I will be brief. This is a further clause concerning mays and musts. I am sure…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)We have no feelings this afternoon that we want to oppose these clauses. On the contrary, we think that the establishment of conservation covenants is a good idea, provided that…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I am sure that the Minister knows this already, but there are many ways of getting rid of trees other than felling them. The issue here regarding proposed new subsection 3(b)…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Steady on. I would not go quite that far. I am sort of elevated.19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point. If someone chanced upon the Bill, flicked through it, looked at the contents at the front and said, “There is a section on tree felling…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I appreciate that there are no amendments in this group, but I think it is worth having a brief stand part debate here to mark the fact that we have moved from talking about…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Energy Conservation)rose—18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Energy Conservation)Madam Deputy Speaker, I draw attention to my having asked the Minister to give way.18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Energy Conservation)The hon. Member quite rightly corrects me; it is substantially shorter than I thought. The provisions appear to be consistent with what was there before and what is there for the…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Energy Conservation)I thank the Minister for giving us a careful and clear exposition of what was the case prior to this year and what will now be the case with the effective continuation of the…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Energy Conservation)I agree that the public are concerned about that, and we in this House should be concerned about it, because in a number of instances we can see that the period between the…18 Nov 2020