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HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Collapse: National Security AssessmentI am getting a bit of a workout this morning bobbing up and down, Mr Speaker. The nature security assessment is a cross-Government strategic analysis designed to inform planning…04 Jun 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Collapse: National Security AssessmentI know that there will be attendance from Foreign Office officials on that, and I agree with my hon. Friend that the Mongolian COP in August is equally important. It is important…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 2026HANSARDAccess to NatureI thank my hon. Friend for all the work he did for us during his time in DEFRA. This Government are transforming access to nature in this country, delivering three new national…04 Jun 2026HANSARDAccess to NatureI am very happy to look into the case that the hon. Gentleman has mentioned. It depends on the ownership of the land—sometimes there is legitimate tree felling that has to be done…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWaste CrimeI am always happy to visit Northern Ireland, not least because I have relatives in Magherafelt. I can tell the hon. Gentleman what we are doing about digital waste tracking. It is…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWaste CrimeI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for his question. I know about the issues around Coventry and Rugby, and I share his frustration at fly-tippers. Courts now have…04 Jun 2026HANSARDAccess to NatureI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work he did on the protection of Widewater lagoon—holding the water on the land when it is raining and ensuring that it is there during…04 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026I can absolutely give the hon. Gentleman those assurances. One of the things that we are currently discussing in CITES is the classification of funga. I know the hon. Gentleman is…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026Okay, I will do some more then—play to the gallery shamelessly. Funga, as it is called, is neither flora nor fauna. It is a third form of life. With the brilliant mycologists at…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026I thank the hon. Gentleman for his important points and for contributing to the debate. I say “citeez” and he says “cites”—let’s call the whole thing off. We will have to agree to…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Waste Crime: KnowsleyUnderstood. We are talking about Knowsley, and I am not the canals Minister, but I will take that back to the Department. I am sorry to do the DEFRA silos, but this is not the…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Waste Crime: KnowsleyIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I have slightly more time than normal, so I hope that we can have a bit of discussion because I am absolutely…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Waste Crime: KnowsleyLocal authorities have those powers already, but they are not very confident at using them, so I have issued guidance to local authorities to say, “Come on—you’ve got these…25 Mar 2026HANSARDWaste Crime Action PlanThe Government have published our waste crime action plan for England. The plan sets out our zero-tolerance approach to prevent waste crime, pursue the criminals responsible and…23 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree that the environmental improvement plan that we inherited was not fit for purpose. We will oversee the largest ever investment in nature. We have banned bee-killing…19 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is absolutely right, but in the last five years under the previous Government, incidents rose by 20%. We are encouraging councils to seize and crush the vehicles…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityI congratulate the mayor; he is a trailblazer both nationally and internationally through his climate and nature work. I know that Justin Beaver and his wife—I cannot remember her…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Sir Roger. For anyone who is unaware, I broke my wrist playing beach volleyball; the score was Germany 1, England nil—let us…03 Mar 2026