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HANSARD Food SecurityI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions to today’s debate, and also thank the Chairs of the three Select Committees for the valuable work they have done in…21 Mar 2024HANSARD UK Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Sarah Dyke) for securing today’s incredibly important debate. It…19 Mar 2024HANSARD UK Food SecurityHaving been involved in the agriculture sector for my whole life before entering this place, I know just how important pasture and grassland are to carbon sequestration. When we…19 Mar 2024HANSARD UK Food SecurityBaroness Rock’s review produced a fantastic report with many excellent recommendations. My DEFRA colleagues and I are in close interaction with Baroness Rock and are working our…19 Mar 2024HANSARDDelivering Rural Opportunity: ReportToday, the Government will publish their third annual rural proofing report on www.gov.uk. The report, titled “Delivering Rural Opportunity” examines the progress made in…18 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy officials have been inundated with a huge number of responses to the consultations on the 27 bathing water sites. My hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for the River Nidd; I…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessI share my right hon. Friend’s concerns about Labour’s failure to tackle spills from storm overflows in Wales, where the average number of spills from storm overflows is two…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessAs I said, we have already seen water companies want to invest £96 billion over the next price review cycle. I recently visited York, and work is being undertaken by Yorkshire…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is no doughtier champion than my hon. Friend, who has been lobbying me on this issue. I am happy to commit to the Environment Agency attending her next summit, and I will…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTeddington Direct River AbstractionThis follows on from a conversation I had with the hon. Lady and her constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). We are well aware of Thames Water’s…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessThe Government are absolutely clear that no one should pay extra for water companies to clean up our rivers. We are pleased that water companies have promised a £96 billion…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessWhen the Leader of the Opposition says that he would want Wales to be his blueprint if Labour gets into power in England, I fear for this country. We have seen far worse water…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessWe know how important clean water is to the public, and we share their concern and outrage about pollution in waterways. That is why we have increased monitoring of storm…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWaterway CleanlinessI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this important issue, and I reassure her that I am having conversations with officials not only in the Environment Agency but in DEFRA on…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTeddington Direct River AbstractionDEFRA, supported by the Environment Agency, is currently seeking clarification from Thames Water on its revised draft water resources management plan to help inform the next steps…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was good to meet my hon. Friend just this week to discuss that issue. I encourage all those in the packaging sector, and those involved in the industry, to keep feeding…14 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was glad to visit Colwick and meet residents along Vale Road to hear about the impact of recent flooding, not only on them but on residents of the wider area. I will continue to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023I will come to the DRS shortly. We engage with industry constantly on EPR and, as I said, we are aiming to get the indicative fee structure out as soon as possible. On modulated…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023Laid in draft before the House on 17 January, the regulations amend the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023. Since June last year, when those regulations…05 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023As I have said, we want to put businesses in the best position possible to have an understanding of the fees that are likely to be imposed on them. That is why we aim to give out…05 Mar 2024