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HANSARDCommercial and Household Waste CollectionOf course, I would be delighted to thank those key workers. We must not forget that those who work in the waste sector are key workers, and they have done a tremendous job in…19 May 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. The Government are making a massive commitment to flood spending and they have increased the current programme from £2.6 billion to £5.2…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSuch incidents are an issue for the Environment Agency, which is the first port of call in a pollution incident. Water companies have water management plans and, under the new…19 Mar 2020HANSARDAir PollutionI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but actually our clean air strategy has been described by the World Health Organisation as “an example for the rest of the world to…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingJust for clarification, in our manifesto it was 30,000 hectares per year.19 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for FarmersOur new environmental land management scheme will reward farmers and other land managers for delivering environmental public goods. We are committed to co-designing the scheme…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingForestry is devolved, and we are working with the devolved Administrations to increase tree planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025. To drive up planting rates…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly interesting point. It is something I am personally very interested in. As we speak, there is a project under way to plant kelp and to look at…19 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for FarmersI thank my hon. Friend for that pertinent question. New schemes will be for all farmers, in all areas and for all types of landscape. At the moment, farmers can enter our new…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingObviously, we are keen for tree planting to expand everywhere, including Scotland. Scotland already does a lot of tree planting, because the nature of its landscape is somewhat…19 Mar 2020HANSARDAir PollutionI thank my hon. Friend for her question; I see that she is already standing up for her constituency. Air pollution has reduced significantly since 2010. Emissions of nitrogen…19 Mar 2020HANSARDAir PollutionOur clean air strategy sets out an ambitious programme of action to reduce air pollution from a wide range of sources. We have also put in place a £3.8 billion plan to tackle…19 Mar 2020HANSARDDeforestationThe hon. Lady raises an incredibly important point and our vision is for everyone to benefit from more sustainable production of vital agricultural commodities. We have addressed…19 Mar 2020HANSARDDeforestationI feel like a jack-in-a-box, Mr Speaker. The UK supports a number of initiatives to eliminate deforestation from supply chains in line with the aims of the Amsterdam declaration.…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingI forgive the right hon. Gentleman for going on, because it is brilliant to mention horticulture. Horticulture is such an important part of this country, and we are in discussions…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That, notwithstanding the Committee’s order of 10 March, the Committee, at the conclusion of proceedings at the sitting starting at 11.30 am on 19 March, do adjourn…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingThe Government have made major commitments. Chiefly, as I have mentioned, we announced the £640 million nature for climate fund in our manifesto. Ministers are working with…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingAs ever, my hon. Friend is a fantastic advocate for his constituency. Many local authorities are embarking on excellent planting schemes. There will be some big opportunities…19 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their contributions on this really key subject. I remind the Committee that the Bill gives us the power to set long-term legally binding targets on any…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a huge pleasure to have you as our Chairman, Sir Roger. Hopefully we are all going to have a long and fruitful bonding experience over the next few weeks. I thank the shadow…17 Mar 2020