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HANSARD River Otter: Sewage PollutionIt is a pleasure to respond to this afternoon’s debate on behalf of my colleague the Water Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (Emma…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDDraft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDDraft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to respond to that short but pithy and valuable debate. I am grateful to the Opposition spokesman, the hon. Member for Epping Forest, for his comments. He is…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDDraft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026I thank my hon. Friend for his kind words. I also pay tribute to his council in Oldham, which wrote to me about a very thought-provoking motion that the council passed. The leader…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026The other was for a dye tracer study in 2015. I am not sure what that means, but perhaps they were putting in chemicals to trace something—currents, for example. We might think,…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026Absolutely. I recognise that there are concerns about specified cable activity remaining exempt from regulation, but that is based on evidence provided in our consultation…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I will not. I am going to make some progress.09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I will correct the record. The magic of the officials’ box has informed me that the maximum penalty is an unlimited fine, not a £50,000 fine, and/or a term of imprisonment of up…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I congratulate my hon. Friend on his ingenuity in shoe-horning in the Harlow coral farm. I am sure that an invitation for the Minister responsible for water and flooding is in the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026. What a pleasure it is to serve under your…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026That would depend on the activity that it was being asked to do. As I said, only two of these licences have actually been allowed under—09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I give way.09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I am sure that it is expensive. Does the right hon. Member want to tell the Committee what it is?09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026I do not have that figure to hand, but I am sure that the magic of the officials’ box will enable me to give the right hon. Member the figure by the end of the sitting—or perhaps…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026Thank you, Sir John. This is a once in a generation step forward in ocean governance, which ensures areas beyond national jurisdiction are managed sustainably, transparently and…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026Having been Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the right hon. Member knows the what is involved in monitoring activity in areas beyond our national…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026Allow me to take a moment to reflect on the importance of approving this legislation. Without it, the UK would not be a position to ratify the BBNJ agreement. As the hon. Member…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026The difference is that we are actually now saying where the money is coming from, how we are going to meet that target, and how we are going to aggregate the land and seas. An…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have just announced our largest budget ever for species protection and restoration. We have lots of exciting plans to introduce and reintroduce iconic species. I am…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWaste CrimeOur recent waste crime action plan delivers the toughest ever crackdown on criminality in the waste sector, and fixes the broken system that the Conservatives left behind. We have…04 Jun 2026