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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)That is a very helpful intervention, and it is what I thought. It means that even if explanatory notes appear to stray a little from what one might read in the legislation, if one…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 183, in clause 6, page 4, line 21, at end insert— “(3A) In considering whether the natural environment would be significantly improved, the Secretary of…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 5, page 4, line 1, at end insert— “(c) include a timetable for adoption, implementation and review of the chosen measures, and the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I am a little happier with the Minister’s consideration of that amendment. I think it might be a good idea to pull these things together, but I accept what the Minister says, so I…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 83, in clause 4, page 3, line 24, at end insert “and, (c) steps identified under section 5(5)(b) are taken.” This amendment places a duty on the Secretary…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)As I anticipated, I did not have an eager taker for my suggestion. Nevertheless, the Minister put on the record some of the anticipated structure following those reports. On that…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I hope the Minister will not think I am being too unkind if I say that she is describing a triple lock process rather more like a triple bunch of flowers process. Yes, what she…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 82, in clause 4, page 3, line 24, at end insert “and, (c) interim targets are met.” This amendment places a duty on the Secretary of State to meet the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)That is all quite terrific, but it is not quite what it says in the Bill. That is the problem. The Minister has set out a robust and wide-ranging procedure for setting targets and…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I think I probably have a provisional grouping in front of me here and things maybe have changed since then. In that case, I am very sorry that I raised that particular point.17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I was slightly taken aback as I had received an indication from the Chair’s provisional grouping and selection of amendments that amendments 81 and 181 would be taken separately.17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 81, in clause 3, page 2, line 33, leave out subsection (1) and insert— “(1) Before making regulations under sections 1 or 2, reviewing targets under…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister is quite right in pointing out that the report we mentioned did not take into account within a scientific model the full economic viability or practical…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I do worry about the idea that a target should only be set if we know that the target can be achieved and exceeded immediately. If we did that all of the time, we would not have…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)That is a bit like thinking that, if there are two bodies in different parts of the country, they must be connected because they are two bodies. It does not follow, to be honest,…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)Those are two different things.17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)My other problem here was that I had extensively marked up the provisional grouping with colour coding and so on, and was reluctant to set it aside. That is maybe why I brought it…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)This amendment should be discussed with amendment 185. Amendment 23 is tabled in the name of the esteemed Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, the hon.…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 2, page 2, line 20, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(2) The PM2.5 air quality target must— (a) be less than or equal to 10µg/m3; (b)…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister has said exactly what I had anticipated she might say in the best of outcomes, and that is now on the record; indeed, our purpose principally was to ensure that that…17 Mar 2020