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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am sorry. I ask the hon. Gentleman to kindly withdraw the amendment.10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am very happy to discuss the amendment in the circumstances outlined by the Chair, and I thank the hon. Member for Southampton, Test for tabling it. The Government recognise the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This whole subject is interesting. “Product passport” is another term that could cover all that detail. The Bill will also allow us to introduce labelling requirements relating to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twelfth sitting)indicated dissent.10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Yes, taking up the baton on behalf of the Opposition. May I assure the hon. Member for Newport West that the Government have every intention of making regulations using schedule…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will intervene again and give those assurances. I send a great many letters to my counterpart in that Department. We have a lot of toing and froing, so the hon. Gentleman can be…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for proposing the amendment. I also welcome her taking up the cudgels—perhaps I should say something less aggressive.10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)That topic is not referenced in the Bill. Those are issues relating to how the regulations will work when it comes to producer responsibility and deposit return. Local authorities…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend. He touches on the crux of the matter. This is all-encompassing. We are driving towards what we call a circular economy. That is the purpose of the measures…10 Nov 2020HANSARDIndependent Review of InsuranceOn 27 December 2019 the then Secretary of State, my right hon. the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers), commissioned an independent review following the severe flooding…05 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester for his excellent speech. He knows that I hold him in great respect and I always listen to what he says. He collars me many a…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eighth sitting)It is cheeky of the shadow Minister to try to widen out the “mays” and “musts” at this juncture. Connecting people with the environment is really important to our health and…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his consideration of the Bill and the amendment. However, I assure him that the amendment is not needed. Clause 8 places a duty on the Secretary of…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eighth sitting)I want to assure the shadow Minister that the Government were elected on a manifesto that promised to protect and restore our natural environment after leaving the EU, and that is…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank shadow Minister for his proposal that the Government annually assess the sufficiency of environmental improvement plan measures for achieving our targets. He is clearly…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for these amendments, and welcome the opportunity to clarify why the provisions are needed. The amendments would remove the need for the policy…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank hon. Members for the amendments. Clearly, we have sparked some quite strong feelings here about this particular issue. I want to make it clear, Chair, that I am just going…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Ninth sitting)My facts say 1%, but shall we agree, Chair, that it is nearly 2%?03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a significant amount. Actually, I think the shadow Minister is right and it is nearer 2%. More than a third—38%—of that area is designated as sites of special scientific…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank hon. Members for tabling the amendment. While we recognise the intention behind it, it is important to maintain the exemption to ensure sound economic and fiscal decision…03 Nov 2020