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HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityI will just finish my point. Over the next five years, we will improve species abundance, reduce species extinction risk, and restore or create more than 500,000 hectares of…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityI will not give way, as I want to respond to some of the points that hon. Members made. The hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) mentioned biodiversity net gain, which became…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationWe need woodland creation of all types. In 2024, the proportion of conifers being planted went up to 12% of tree planting, from 9% the previous year. We need productive woodlands…11 Feb 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationWe have given some consideration to the question of introducing the lynx. At the moment, they are classed as a dangerous wild animal under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, and…11 Feb 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationI am glad the hon. Gentleman has raised that subject, which I was coming on to. Native wild deer are an important component of our landscape, and they play a role in healthy…11 Feb 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationShe is standing in—very good. However, I gently say to her that while trees have a key role to play, we have done six interest rate cuts, and inflation is set to come in on…11 Feb 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell, and what a lovely debate we have had. It has not been the best part of my week—that was releasing a mother beaver and…11 Feb 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The redwoods and the cedars are glorious, iconic species that can thrive in incredibly hot weather. They also give us year-round colour,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have a system. Methane-reducing food products, including seaweed, oils and synthetic products such as Bovaer, are a key tool in reducing emissions from agriculture by up to one…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on that disgraceful site. The Environment Agency has served a notice requiring the operator to reduce the risk of…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe said in our manifesto that we would deliver nine new national river walks—one in every region—to bring nature closer to people and make it accessible to everyone. My hon.…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State and I have just spent a couple of days in Manchester looking at that with the international science panel on nature. We will report on Monday about how…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour on Canals and Rivers: BathIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this evening, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing the debate and thank her for…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour on Canals and Rivers: BathIf the hon. Lady were to convene a regular set of meetings—say, quarterly—on this with the police, the local council and the CRT, I have found that the steady drumbeat of local…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour on Canals and Rivers: BathWhat the hon. Gentleman says is so true. I know from my enjoyment of the Coventry canal running through Foleshill that lots of communities fear canals. They do not think it is a…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Protection and Management of Young TreesWhat a pleasure it is to stand in this glorious room panelled with English oak cut down in the wake of world war two to refurbish this great Chamber of democracy, and at this…15 Jan 2026HANSARDNatural Environment in England: Office for Environmental Protection Report 2024-25The Office for Environmental Protection has today published its latest report on the Government’s progress in improving the natural environment and a briefing note on the revised…13 Jan 2026HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs…I am grateful to have the bus Minister sitting next to me, and we have maintained the national £3 bus fare cap. [Interruption.] Members are shouting from a sedentary position,…12 Jan 2026HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs…I am grateful to have the bus Minister sitting next to me, and we have maintained the national £3 bus fare cap. [Interruption.] Members are shouting from a sedentary position,…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI am not giving way, because I have only eight minutes to respond to the debate. The Conservatives’ former Prime Minister explicitly said that there was a deliberate policy of…07 Jan 2026