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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but I hope she realises, as I have just outlined, that we are taking action now. The Environment Agency is already working on reducing…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The hon. Member for Putney has highlighted why we need to control water abstraction, which is why these clauses are so important. The Government would strongly prefer that…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)But it was referred to earlier. It is a commitment we have made, and we are strengthening it. Credit should be given where credit is due. A great amount of work has advanced since…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The overall purpose of this group of amendments is to enable better species and habitat conservation in England as part of the Government’s commitment to growing back better,…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixteenth sitting)How quickly, in the space of 10 minutes, we have gone from excitement to puzzlement. I hope I can, however, assuage some of the puzzlement. Clause 76 amends the Water Industry Act…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for the amendment and his brevity. Clause 76 enables Ministers to set out in regulations which bodies are to be consulted on the preparation of drainage…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)We know the harmful effect that pollution from vehicles and machinery has on our air quality and the health of our communities. I am sure that all Members are aware of the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his slightly cheeky intervention. We are talking about the Environment Bill. I have outlined the difference between “may” and “must” in great detail.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for tabling these amendments. I share her view that human rights, working conditions, public health and the impact of product manufacture, use and disposal…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that incredibly concise intervention. Indeed, the amendment is not necessary, which is the point I am trying to make and what I think he is getting at,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)May I very quickly intervene on the hon. Lady, if that is all right, Mr Chairman?12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I want to highlight that we do not consider that goals such as labour rights are best delivered through setting requirements relating to product standards and information. To add…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am about to conclude, but I see that the hon. Gentleman is trying to intervene.12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but I think he is overcomplicating the issue. Through the measures in the Bill, every single person who makes something will have to think…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am going to plough on. The schedule considers eco-design. Clauses 49 and 50 and schedules 6 and 7 describe resource efficiency powers, which complement various other powers in…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Amendments 68 to 70 seek to correct a technical error concerning a reference to how a scheme administrator would be established in Scotland. The amendment will enable a scheme…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The hon. Member for Cambridge has fired me up now. The point is that this scheme must also fit with other schemes, so it also must fit with the consistent collection of items by…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am sure the hon. Lady will agree and applaud the fact that we consulted closely with the Welsh Assembly Government, and on behalf of Northern Ireland. We are working closely…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 68, in schedule 8, page 172, line 39, leave out from “scheme” to end of line 40 and insert “in relation to which the Scottish deposit administrator is…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)That is how his early interest in waste started.12 Nov 2020