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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I get that, but I am interested in why you think that will be more dangerous under UK regulations than the existing REACH ones. Bud Hudspith: Predominantly because of the…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q But the resources, in terms of the councils that Dr Warhurst was just describing, have not been there as it is. Why will it suddenly deteriorate? Bud Hudspith: Do we accept a…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Dr Warhurst, what is your position? You have said that you are worried that there are chemicals on the high street that are not great, because we do not have people from the…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q My questions will be very quick, but they are separate ones for you both, if that is all right, Chairman, and please—swift answers. Richard, you have said how important it is to…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Next, for Libby, if I may—12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q That is a lobbying opportunity, effectively, for you in the chemicals sector, with the negotiators and so on. At this stage, in terms of what is in schedule 19, is there…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)Q How many UK officials are there in REACH at the moment? Dr Warhurst: I do not have the figures. I know that ECHA is about 600 at the moment. It was said, a year ago, that the EA…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourth sitting)My question was only for Richard. Richard McIlwain: It is within the council tax—absolutely. People sometimes think that they pay an awful lot for waste disposal, when actually it…12 Mar 2020HANSARD River Severn FloodingDoes my hon. Friend share my hope that some of the additional flood defence funding announced today will be used not only for additional storage capacity in the Welsh hills, as…11 Mar 2020HANSARD River Severn FloodingI want to put on record my incredible thanks to the staff of the Environment Agency, the county council and others who put in protective measures after the dreadful floods of…11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationOne thing we have to be aware of is that while we and the other 22 countries that signed the letter are doing our best to pursue some of these key issues in Xinjiang, very few, if…11 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationIt is a huge pleasure to join today’s debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) on bringing the matter to the House. He made valid points…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (First sitting)Q Andrew, can your members respond to the challenge with the speed that is needed to achieve these net carbon targets? Andrew Poole: The truth is that some will, and some will…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q We will interpret that as meaning that your members are ready to play their part. Rico Wojtulewicz: To play their part, yes.10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you want to have one last go very briefly at identifying what opportunities you see from the clarity of the Environment Bill on house building or carry on with a series of…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q I am encouraging you, Mr Wojtulewicz, to look at the positive opportunities for your members and for you to identify what they are, rather than complaining about the additional…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q What we are talking about is retrofitting on developments that were not ready. Rico Wojtulewicz: No, it is not retrofitting, it is connecting the initials.10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q Just to be clear, that does risk sounding a bit like “Well, we’re not going to do that sort of thing because it all costs us a little bit of money and our profits will be…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining this session. For all of us, housing and planning is such a massive constituency interest and concern. My experience of the past 10 years as MP is that,…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Mr Wojtulewicz—if I have pronounced your name correctly. Rico Wojtulewicz: Perfect.10 Mar 2020