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HANSARDProtection against FloodingAs my hon. Friend will know, national planning policy provides clear safeguards for protecting people and property from flooding, and the national planning policy framework is…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Waste IncineratorsIt is so good, as ever, to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. My goodness, that was a fiery presentation—I am not joking—on a hot topic. I expect nothing less from my…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Offshore Wind Farms: Unexploded OrdnanceIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (John Nicolson) for securing this debate on the very important issue of…17 Mar 2021HANSARDMarine Protected AreasI feel as though this is a very personal debate, with just Dame Angela, me and the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd), whom I thank for securing the debate. From what he said,…17 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood DefencesAs my hon. Friend knows, I was very sorry to hear of the flooding of the 19 properties at Beales Corner on 22 January, when the temporary flood defences failed. He kept well in…04 Mar 2021HANSARDUntreated Sewage: DischargeWater companies are committed over the next five years to a £1.1 billion programme to improve the monitoring and management of sewage discharges. However, I have made it clear to…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood DefencesThis month will see the completion of the Government’s six-year £2.6 billion investment programme to deliver over 1,000 flood schemes, better protecting 300,000 homes from…04 Mar 2021HANSARDUntreated Sewage: DischargeThe hon. Lady raises a very serious issue, and indeed the Department is taking it very seriously. In fairness, as I said, water companies already spend £1.1 billion to improve…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood ResilienceI was very pleased to meet my hon. Friend and the EA to discuss this issue. He is a great campaigner for his local community. The West Stockwith pumping station evacuates…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood ResilienceIn July 2020 we published a long-term statement setting out our “ambition to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk”, and it contained five key…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBiodiversityI am pleased that my right hon. Friend has given me the chance to say that we on the Front Bench—every single one of the Ministers and the Secretary of State—are absolutely…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood Re: ConsultationWe published a consultation on amendments to the Flood Re scheme on 1 February 2021 on DEFRA’s consultation hub. We drew public attention to this through a press notice to the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood Re: ConsultationI thank the hon. Lady for that, and of course, as ever, I have huge sympathy with anyone who has suffered flooding; it is not a nice experience. But Flood Re is doing everything…04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood Re: ConsultationI am very happy to meet anybody who wants to make suggestions for how the whole system could work more effectively.04 Mar 2021HANSARDFlood Re: ConsultationI thank the hon. Member for that. It is very important that those who might be susceptible to flooding can get hold of the right insurance. We are doing a great deal of work on…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBiodiversityThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker—Mr Speaker! Goodness gracious me, I am so sorry. Gosh! Apologies. Biodiversity definitely matters, and it is critical that we act now internationally…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Oxford West and Abingdon: FloodingAs ever, it is a pleasure to have you with us tonight, Madam Deputy Speaker. We have a small group of people here, but thank you none the less. I congratulate the hon. Member for…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillOf course, I would be absolutely delighted to welcome those essays from Christ Church primary school. Indeed, if the hon. Member would like me to send a letter from the…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillIt is a real pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the second half of what I am sure will be a lively debate on this important Bill. This group of amendments…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI listened to what the hon. Gentleman said; of course, we will consider all these things when we come to that point.26 Jan 2021