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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)The Minister has talked about the OEP holding the Government to account. How will it do that, as it will be part of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs? It will…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twenty First sitting)Does the Minister agree that enabling the OEP to issue penalty notices would help to give its investigatory work a degree of clout, and serve as a meaningful contribution to…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)I thank the Minister for her comments. The problem is that we have a voluntary code with some taking part and others not. That is the issue. No one wants duplication of anything,…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)I am glad that the Minister agrees with the comments of the EFRA Committee about the lack of hard data. That is why we need a register, and that is why we tabled the new clause. I…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Does he agree that it is the unforeseen consequences that are so dangerous with fracking? We do not know what we do not yet know. In the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)The Minister is making some interesting points, but does she agree that this is not about staying tied to the EU’s apron strings but about UK rules getting better and better? The…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As we approach the end of Committee stage of this important Bill, I rise to speak to new clause 7, which appears in my name…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. After all, page 99 of the Bill includes “Tree felling and planting”, which are the two sides of the coin, but the whole of the next page…19 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. Like many people throughout Newport West, I welcome the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States and Kamala Harris as…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportI thank the Minister for this welcome announcement for England. I am sure he will join me in congratulating the Welsh Labour Government on their £14 million funding package for…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Does the Minister not agree that, although it is great to have the tree planting strategy coming up next year, this is a missed opportunity to put it in the Bill, making it a…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a powerful and important point from a safety perspective. Does he agree that it is odd that the Government have yet to provide a single good practical…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)The Minister says that the Government have no intention of lowering standards, but the ECHA—the European Chemicals Agency—has an annual budget of approximately £100 million and…19 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Hazardous Substances and packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
DRAFT OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES AND FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES (AMENDMENT ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020Thank you, Mr Hollobone, and I start by wishing you a belated happy birthday. I welcome the hon. Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, and congratulate him on his promotion to…18 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The Minister has talked about targeted, narrow exemptions, but that is not what it says in the Bill. I take on board the fact that she is enthusiastic about and fully committed to…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The Minister is making a powerful point. The Opposition have no problem at all with how diligent she is and how conscientiously she does her job. I am just wondering how she would…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Does the Minister agree that 2028 is a long time into the future? By then, small water bodies and wetland habitats, which are an essential but unnecessarily overlooked part of our…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)Does the Minister agree that these amendments are very moderate? We are not looking to limit things down, but to raise things up. The Bill already has the relevant…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am just seeking some clarification on the definition. The Minister said the amendment appears to weaken the Bill, but “in perpetuity” cannot be weaker than 25 years, because…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am seeking your advice on how I can best correct the record following my question to the Prime Minister on Wednesday 4 November.…16 Nov 2020