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HANSARDDraft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024I thank my hon. Friend for that. I should add that company to my list for a visit. There is valuable work to be done in linking up hedgerows to make corridors across the…08 May 2024HANSARDDraft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024I thank the shadow Minister for supporting the draft regulations and agreeing with Government Members about how important our hedgerows are for our landscape, our wildlife, our…08 May 2024HANSARDDraft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024I will send the shadow Minister that information in writing, but if one is establishing a new hedge—I am doing it myself—there may have to be a requirement for spot spraying to…08 May 2024HANSARDDraft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024. It…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024I welcome the shadow Minister’s support. I hoped he would support the regulations given his interest and background in coastal issues, so that is positive. He and I agree that…24 Apr 2024HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMany Members on both sides of the House have been eagerly awaiting the passing of this piece of legislation, as have many outside campaigners who have worked tirelessly on the…22 Mar 2024HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI am not going to take any interventions, because Members have made so many already and we do not want to restrict the debate on the ultra low emission zone, but I will refer to…22 Mar 2024HANSARDChemicals StrategyThis Government are committed to protecting human health and the environment, and we will be setting out our priorities for addressing risks from chemicals in due course. To be…14 Mar 2024HANSARDChemicals StrategyA great many people from that industry were at an international women’s event about sustainability that I spoke at yesterday. In our engagement on the new alternative transition…14 Mar 2024HANSARDChemicals StrategyAs the hon. Member will know, there is a global framework on chemicals. I attended a conference on the UN global framework on chemicals back in September in Bonn. We signed up to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is slightly behind the times. We have committed to protecting our hedgerows in law in England. We carried out a consultation, and this measure was extremely popular…14 Mar 2024HANSARD FloodingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) for securing the debate. Given this is a short debate, the number of interventions truly demonstrates how important…06 Feb 2024HANSARD FloodingThe drainage boards play a very important role in all of this. They play an important role in many cases, including the provision of nature-based solutions and regulating water…06 Feb 2024HANSARD FloodingAs I come from Somerset, I know that that has been a much-debated issue since the big floods in 2014. A whole range of management processes have helped to control the flooding in…06 Feb 2024HANSARDHorticultural PeatThis Government are absolutely clear about the need to end the use of peat products in horticulture in England. The use of peat has halved since we signalled that in 2020, and in…01 Feb 2024HANSARDHorticultural PeatThe hon. Gentleman should look at what we are doing on peatland; I have just mentioned it. There is all the work to restore peatlands, both upland and lowland, and all the work on…01 Feb 2024HANSARDHorticultural PeatI too have met the RHS, and went to see its wonderful experiments on peat-free products very recently, some of which the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs put…01 Feb 2024HANSARDHorticultural PeatPeatlands are such an important habitat, so it is important that we work together. That is why we are putting huge amounts of money into restoring peatlands in the uplands and the…01 Feb 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossThis Government have created a whole framework for restoring nature through our legally binding Environment Act 2021 targets, which include our world-leading commitment to halt…01 Feb 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his local area. He is absolutely right; we are working with a range of local partners and people to put nature at the heart of what we do. I…01 Feb 2024