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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Mine will be very quick, Chair. What powers, duties and resources does the Bill need to clean up litter on highways and road verges? Libby Peake: The resource efficiency clauses…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Third sitting)You said parliamentary scrutiny. Ian Hepburn: Yes. Stuart Colville: I completely agree with all that. The clause gives quite a lot of power to the Secretary of State in ways that…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Third sitting)Q I want to ask about the respective contributions to air pollution made by road, air and sea transport and other emission sources such as energy from waste, incinerator plants,…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I wanted to follow up on your earlier comments about the target framework, when you said it needs to have more teeth—I agree about that. You specifically talked about how…12 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusFollowing today’s Budget, I have been contacted by a local authority in my constituency of Erith and Thamesmead that is seeking clarification on the urgent need for further…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q Clauses 95 to 98 seek to create local nature recovery strategies across England. How will that help local authorities provide a more effective and joined-up nationwide strategy…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)That is very helpful; thank you.10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)That is really helpful. Ruth Chambers: Very briefly, because I think my colleagues have covered the position extremely well, all I would add is that what we are seeking is not a…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Thanks. Rebecca? Rebecca Newsom: I echo everything that Ali has said. In terms of the target-setting framework and making sure that the long-term and interim targets are…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q I am putting you on the spot here, and the Bill is quite broad, but are there any specific, target-related things that you want to see in it? Ali Plummer: If I can look at the…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to go back to the brief conversation about the interim and long-term environmental targets, which you touched on, Rebecca. As you know, provisions on that will be in the…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q Currently, the Bill is not explicit enough about irreplaceable habitats. There is some concern about unique habitats, which can be paved over, as long as developers can show net…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)It was were talking about how it would like a more joined-up approach with the council and, along with others on the panel, about how businesses need more support to be able to…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q I want to follow up on the Minister’s question about a more collaborative, joined-up approach. Obviously, Andrew, local authorities will be your key partners, and you touched on…10 Mar 2020HANSARDOvarian CancerWhat is the Minister doing to ensure that all women who are referred on this are diagnosed with ovarian cancer or ruled out within 28 days, in line with the faster diagnosis…10 Mar 2020HANSARDOvarian Cancer13. What steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.10 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I completely agree with my hon. Friend’s points. The Tenant Farmers Association highlighted the same matter in its written evidence, saying that the clause mentions only “‘acute’…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Ninth sitting)I completely agree with my hon. Friend about the five-yearly reports. There should be annual reporting. The guidelines in the Bill are not clear, so does he agree that there…03 Mar 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Third sitting)Q As you know, clause 1 provides financial assistance for protecting and improving the quality of soil and, as you mentioned earlier, soil is highly variable and it is difficult…13 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)Q The Food Standards Agency looks into the standards in food production. Are there elements of that that you think should be incorporated into the Bill to embellish it? Sue…13 Feb 2020