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HANSARD 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 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am delighted to be here in the House for what I really hope will be the final time discussing the Bill, even though I have quite relished my involvement with it. It has been…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI hope that might answer the point the hon. Member was going to ask. Draft guidance will need to be laid before both Houses for 21 days. During that time, either House will be…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am going to rattle on. We have one hour only, but I will respond in my closing speech as much as I can to any issues that arise. Many in this place and the other place have…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI will not take any interventions, because I just want to get this on the record, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind—I know that he is passionate about this whole environmental…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI beg to move, That this House insists on its amendments 31A and 31B and disagrees with Lords amendment 31C.08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillApologies, Madam Deputy Speaker—that is a pity. My fault—I got carried away. Today, I am asking the House to vote in support of the Government, and this means a vote directly to…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillWe have been two and a quarter years bringing this enormous Bill through Parliament. I want to thank all hon. Members and hon. Friends for their contributions, particularly those…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Thames in Oxford: Bathing Water StatusIt is a pleasure, as ever, to see you in the Chair, Dame Angela. I thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for raising this issue on behalf of her…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Thames in Oxford: Bathing Water StatusI had hoped that I had already made that clear. There is a process, which is set out on the gov.uk website. What has to be done and the procedures that have to be gone through are…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Thames in Oxford: Bathing Water StatusThank you very much, Dame Angela, for getting us back on track and enabling us to get back to Oxford. However, my hon. Friend made a very good point and we genuinely understand…02 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right. There has been an amber warning in his area and we are keeping a very close eye on it. All the systems are in place through the Environment Agency; I hope…28 Oct 2021HANSARDUntreated Sewage: Discharge into WaterwaysI have been absolutely crystal clear that the amount of sewage discharged by water companies into our rivers is unacceptable. We have our Environment Bill and our strategic policy…28 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Environmental Protections: COP26Our vanguard Environment Bill demonstrates how much we are doing on that—more than any other country. This will be groundbreaking legislation and as we build back greener from the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Environmental Protections: COP26I thank my hon. Friend for his question and his work on this, because it is going to be a very important part of how we increase our protections and protect more nature. We have…28 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Environmental Protections: COP26No.28 Oct 2021HANSARDBiodiversity LossThe powerful new measures in our world-leading Environment Bill, alongside substantial funding and incentives to protect and restore nature, represent a step change in our…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBiodiversity LossWe, too, obviously pay tribute to all the great work that Peter Ainsworth did, particularly in this area. I thank my hon. Friend for her question and wish her every success with…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBiodiversity LossI thank the hon. Lady for raising that really important point. Everything we are doing on protections relates to both land and sea, with the protection of 30% of the land and 30%…28 Oct 2021