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HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentI absolutely agree. We know that that is not the Government’s policy, but according to the MPS it is. That demonstrates the urgency of updating the plan, which goes back to 2011.…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentI thank my hon. Friend and Committee colleague for her contribution. I absolutely agree. The warm words we heard from the Prime Minister yesterday were incredibly encouraging, but…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentMy hon. Friend characteristically makes an important point. I am sure the Minister heard and will consider it. We commented on deep-sea mining in marine protected areas in our…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentThe shadow Minister makes an important point. I know that the previous Government wrestled with this, and the current Government will too. It was not featured in our report, but I…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentI certainly think we should get on and do it. My hon. Friend raises an important point about whether primary legislation is needed. It is clear that the Government believe it is,…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point and for his attention to these matters. The Committee looked in detail at bottom trawling, and we heard from a number of experts.…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Governing the Marine EnvironmentI am pleased to present to the House the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on “Governing the marine environment”. Ahead of World Ocean Day and the United Nations ocean…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for these amendments, because a number of people have written to me concerned about the very issue that she is raising. Does she agree that many people will…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Lady has just agreed with a point made by the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley (Iqbal Mohamed). Exactly the same point was made when this House voted against the…16 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for that and for the excellent contribution he is making to the Select Committee. Professor Dasgupta is hugely respected, and his warnings should be taken…08 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI am pleased to present the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on the role of natural capital in the green economy. This report was initiated by my predecessor as Chair, the…08 May 2025HANSARDSt George’s Day and English AffairsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and thank him for doing so. It is important. I am one of those people— I suspect many of us are—who are proud to be English…08 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI thank the hon. Member for his kind words. I will start at the end of his question. He is absolutely right, and we agree with the Government that we need to be able to attract…08 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeTo return a compliment, my hon. Friend is the only person who was there at the start of the evidence and at the end, and we are very grateful for the continuity he provides. He is…08 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for her congratulations. As I say, it is not my report; it is ours. I thank her for her contribution to the Committee. She is right about that commitment,…08 May 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingI have had very constructive discussions with constituents on both sides of this debate. Does the Minister agree that those who seek to promote trans rights with sexually…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI hope the rest of the shadow Secretary of State’s birthday is rather better than the last half hour; I do not think his contribution today will age very well at all. The measures…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. On new clause 1, there is merit in the points that the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) raised. There…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?31 Mar 2025HANSARD Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I am listening carefully to what the hon. Gentleman says. He is, of course, right that the measures would represent considerable centralisation, if it was not for the creation of…31 Mar 2025