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HANSARDFlash Flooding: LondonI thank my hon. Friend for her question, and I pay tribute to all those who responded to the flash flooding incidents in London last summer, which took everybody so by surprise. I…27 Jan 2022HANSARD Environment Agency and Bromford EstatePerhaps I could give the right hon. Gentleman the dates before he intervenes. I have spoken with the Environment Agency, and it has assured me that completion of the embankment…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Environment Agency and Bromford EstateLet us go on to the play park, because that is obviously crucial. The Environment Agency is working closely with the council’s parks team on the under-12s play area, which the…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Environment Agency and Bromford EstateI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and I could not agree more. Communication is essential in such projects, and clearly this is a complicated one. I promise…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Environment Agency and Bromford EstateIt is a pleasure, as ever, to see you in the Chair, Mr Deputy Speaker. I know that the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne) is somewhat—I think “frustrated”…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillIt is a pleasure, as ever, Madam Deputy Speaker, to see you in the Chair. With the leave of the House, I will respond to the debate. I would like to begin by saying that I grew up…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillYes. That is why we are moving at a hare’s pace. The intention is, of course, to be back here very shortly—let me now answer one of my hon. Friend’s other questions—with a view to…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Upper Don TrailIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins—for the first time, I think. It is lovely to see you in the Chair. I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Pet TravelIt is a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Ms Ali—I do not think I have had that pleasure before. What a lovely subject to be debating: cats. I do not know whether you are a cat…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelI thank my hon. Friend for that very clear point. Obviously, the details of the consultation will be analysed. A lot of views were put forward, and I obviously want to give…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelYou are not; but a lot of us here are. Those who are not are missing out, I think—hands up for cats. I did not get the name of the shadow Minister’s cat.02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelI will take the intervention, but first I want to say a little more that might answer the question the hon. Gentleman is about to ask. He raised the issues —as did our SNP…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelI will give way now. I hope that I have already answered the impending question.02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelI hear what the hon. Gentleman says. That is why DEFRA is working hard on the issue. We already have one of the most rigorous pet-checking regimes, to protect our biosecurity. We…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelI thank my hon. Friend. While we are talking about how wonderful they are, I have to mention my two cats, Mr Tipps and Raffa. The lovely lady who goes into my house to feed them…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelThat is a really important point for pet owners, and it is why I do not have a dog—it simply would not be fair to leave it. I think that cats are rather more independent, although…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Pet TravelAnd we are still talking about Brian, the female cat, 25 years on, which is pretty good, isn’t it?02 Dec 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeIt is, as ever, an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I thank all hon. Members who have taken part in this heated debate, and those people who signed the…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeI thank the hon. Lady for clarifying. As I said, I share the passion of the people who signed the petition, so I am not arguing about that. The petition calls for the complete…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeI thank the hon. Lady for that; we are at pains to work with the devolved Administrations, because water does not have boundaries. I increasingly want to do exactly that, so I…15 Nov 2021