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HANSARD Environmental ProtectionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We inherited a bit of a “pass the parcel” system: “Who is the landowner? Who is the local authority? What is the size of the dump? Is it…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Environmental ProtectionThe right hon. Gentleman tempts me, but it is a bit too early to say. These prosecutions often take a long time to piece together. We have all seen the pattern where a company…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI beg to move, That the draft Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026,…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI will be brief and try not to detain the House for too long, but what a rich and insightful debate we have had. Let me begin by addressing the question of costs, which was raised…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityObviously, I do not sit there and do the maths with people. These suggestions and potential solutions have to be modelled and worked through. We are working at pace to assess…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and this is something that I have been insistent with officials on. This is a complex scheme, and the more complexity we add into it, the…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityIt is a pleasure to speak on this issue today. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for securing this debate, and I thank all hon. Members who have…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI want to make a little bit of progress, if I may, because it is four minutes to kick-off.01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI want to make some progress, and my hon. Friend may find that I answer her questions. PackUK has today published improved guidance on how recyclability will be assessed and…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI am looking to my officials in the Box, and I think it is probably safest if I write to my hon. Friend on that issue. Let me tell the House about the year 1 shortfall in fees.…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityA try!01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI cannot speak for what happened under the previous Administration, but I can tell my hon. Friend that the scheme was announced in 2018, and a consultation happened in 2019. There…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Packaging Manufacturers: Extended Producer ResponsibilityAgain, we have a complex system. I would very much like to give my hon. Friend the amounts per tonne, but that is not possible, much though I would like to give her comfort, until…01 Jul 2026HANSARDGovernment Estate Nature PlanTomorrow, during London Climate Action Week, I am publishing the first ever Government estate nature plan, which sets out a new, smarter way of using Government land to support…25 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasI will make some progress. We are matching prevention with tougher enforcement and pursuing the criminals with every tool in the box. We are increasing the Environment Agency’s…23 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasNo, I will finish my point. The Joint Unit for Waste Crime is strengthening its hand. It is bringing together environmental watchdogs, police forces and the National Crime Agency…23 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasI will not. I went back on Saturday and already someone had littered their Burger King wrapper out of a car. The issue is about people and it is very annoying. As a cyclist, I…23 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for securing this very well…23 Jun 2026HANSARD 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 2026HANSARDDraft 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