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HANSARD Environment BillI will not give way again. Let me turn to air quality, which was mentioned by so many colleagues and Members, including my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is an absolute pleasure to have you in the seat today—the hot seat, as I like to call it. I thank all those right hon. and hon. Friends and…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI would like to begin by setting out why this Environment Bill is so important. Members on all sides of the House agree that on the whole—despite, I must just say, some notable…26 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the House (Environment Bill: Carry-over)I beg to move, That— (a) if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Environment Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next…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 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 2021HANSARDAir Pollution: Brownfield RedevelopmentThe Secretary of State regularly meets Cabinet colleagues to discuss a range of issues, including air quality and planning issues. Air quality is a key consideration of local…21 Jan 2021HANSARDAir Pollution: Brownfield RedevelopmentI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The redevelopment of the former gasworks site at Southall is a matter for the local authority and the Mayor of London, as I am sure he…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTree PlantingI thank my hon. Friend very much for that question, and of course our sympathies go to anyone who has been flooded overnight. With the Environment Agency, we have a very big…21 Jan 2021HANSARDBuckskin Flood Alleviation SchemeI understand that the Buckskin flood alleviation scheme became operational on 24 December, Christmas eve, reducing flood risk to 170 homes. Final minor works are now scheduled to…21 Jan 2021HANSARDBuckskin Flood Alleviation SchemeI thank my right hon. Friend for highlighting that issue. The joint Government and industry Flood Re scheme was designed to help householders at high flood risk to access…21 Jan 2021HANSARDTree PlantingWe committed in our manifesto to increasing planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares, and we are working with the devolved Administrations to deliver that. We announced a £640…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Rivers: DischargesOf course environmental standards are crucial, as is the monitoring that goes into informing us about what is happening in the water space. We have left Europe now, as she knows,…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Rivers: DischargesYes, of course it does, and the EA is funded. There is a framework through which it operates, but of course if we can stop the storm overflows being used so much and we can work…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Rivers: DischargesI was going to say Ledbury—almost the right part of the world. I have had an awful lot of discussions with my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) about that…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Rivers: DischargesIt is a pleasure to be here with you this morning, Dame Angela, albeit with a very small crowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing the debate on…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Waste Incineration and Recycling RatesIt is an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs McVey. I thank all hon. Members who have taken part in this debate, on what remains a very fiery topic. We have all been…12 Jan 2021HANSARDSouth Downs National Park: 10th AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to see you again, Madam Deputy Speaker; I have not been in the Chamber for quite some time. I very much thank my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South…12 Jan 2021HANSARDSouth Downs National Park: 10th AnniversaryThe wart-biter—it sounds horrible, actually. But the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, which he also mentioned, is very special. That is to be much valued, as is the entire landscape in…12 Jan 2021