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HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI hear what my hon. Friend says about his constituency. I urge all those constituents to go to insurers themselves. A huge number of insurers now offer flood cover. That is why…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI recommend that hon. Members go to MHCLG themselves to raise this issue. I have put my case for the amount of finance coming through in the flood recovery package. I will leave…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Industrial and Commercial Waste IncinerationIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I do not think I have had the pleasure before. I commend the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Industrial and Commercial Waste IncinerationI have so little time, so I hope my right hon. Friend does not mind if I do not. We are going towards high-quality recycling, but clearly we have residual waste. That is dealt…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Lowestoft Tidal Flood BarrierAs usual, it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing this…20 Jan 2020HANSARDAir PollutionAir quality targets are included in the Bill, but we already have an ambition in the clear air strategy. Reaching the target for particulate matter 2.5 is an absolute priority,…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Environment Bill sets out a duty to set targets—actual targets will all be set in secondary legislation, as has been quite clearly stated—and it has had a lot of support from…31 Oct 2019HANSARDChalk StreamsThe issue with chalk streams, of course, is that they are fed by groundwater from aquifers; they are very special areas of water extraction. There is going to be a section in the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDChalk StreamsChalk streams are some of our most precious environments, so this is a serious issue. The Environment Agency is advising HS2 Ltd and its contractors on mitigating the potential…31 Oct 2019HANSARDChalk StreamsThis Government are committed to taking action to protect and enhance the water environment, including our valuable chalk streams. Chalk streams are under particular pressure at…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir QualityA great deal of action is taking place: local authorities have a duty to tackle air pollution and this year clean-air zones are coming into major cities right across the nation.…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir PollutionThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. London faces specific challenges, not least because the size and complexity of the capital’s transport network is quite different from…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir PollutionMay I add my fond goodbyes, Mr Speaker? I will forever remember, as a Back Bencher, waiting and bobbing and finally being woken up and called by you saying, “Rebec-Kerpow!” I will…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir QualityI thank my hon. Friend for raising these important points. Officials would be pleased to hear about any technologies, because the use of innovation and tech is absolutely the way…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir QualityOur clean air strategy sets out an ambitious programme of action to reduce air pollutant emissions from a wide range of sources. The World Health Organisation has recognised the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir PollutionThat question is of great interest to me as a former horticultural journalist. Green walls are a great thing. Not only do they look great, but they help by taking in carbon…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir PollutionTackling air quality is closely linked to what happens in the planning system, particularly when it comes to housing. Officials in the two Departments have recently collaborated…31 Oct 2019HANSARDAir PollutionThe Chairman of the Select Committee makes a very good point. Air quality is an absolute priority because it affects human health. We already have the clean air strategy, but in…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Minerals Mining (Barford)I congratulate the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on bringing this debate to the House. I know that he cares about the environment. He took over from me on…29 Oct 2019HANSARDINSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That was a timely intervention. My constituency, Taunton Deane, is hoping that the geospatial hub that is currently being commissioned will be based in Taunton; I am not trying to…29 Oct 2019