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HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsDoes my hon. Friend agree that mine was not a spurious point of order? I have seven chalk streams and I want to make a speech.22 Jul 2019HANSARDShelton Road Planning ApplicationOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Clearly, we are soon moving on to the Adjournment debate. As there seems to be more time than is often the case, would it be in order for…22 Jul 2019HANSARDSituation in the GulfThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Foreign Secretary, whom I thank, are well known for their effective use of soft power—of course, we head the index of soft power—but…22 Jul 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that agricultural practice and land use are key to mitigating the effects of climate change? Will he say something about the training programmes…17 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ6. The Prime Minister has repeatedly made animal welfare a priority during her time in office. Britain leads the World Animal Protection animal protection index. I thank her and…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI hear what my hon. Friend says. But anyway—enough of this. I want to talk about transport and climate change. The Committee on Climate Change has correctly identified the…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI thought I agreed with some of what the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) was saying until he started to couch his remarks in what seemed to be a somewhat cynical…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentDoes my hon. Friend agree that what we have is a process in which the Committee on Climate Change is helping us by pointing out what we need to do next, and we are doing it?…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI am glad that the hon. Lady and I agree on this. In the area near North East Hertfordshire, Cambridge North station was recently opened, and that has had a good effect in respect…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentThe electrification of the rest of the midland main line is another that the Minister would probably agree with. What about the new super-tram network for Leeds? How long has…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentCertainly there is a key role for incentivising that. The advantage of electric vehicles is that they avoid those damaging types of pollution we are concerned about.10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI was just about to say how I would tackle the problem. Let me do that, then perhaps I will give way. How do we tackle the problem? First, we have to bring forward the phase-out…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentYes; of course, the purpose of the carbon budgets and some of the work of the Committee on Climate Change is exactly to tease out those effects. It is a good thing that the body…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentI agree that co-ordination is crucial. The hon. Lady makes a good point about infrastructure. To make that long-term target a reality, we need short-term policies to get us to the…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentDoes my hon. Friend agree that, as Britain is a leader and is looked to internationally on how to tackle this, if we were to crash the economy, were able to take only one…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Workington (Sue Hayman). I agree with many of her comments about the importance of the sentencing increase applying generally…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI very much agree with what the hon. Lady is saying. Does she agree that as we are towards the end of the Session and have a limited window in which to do this, we really need to…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentYes, exactly so. A place such as Letchworth Garden City was designed with transport in mind from the very start, with Ebenezer Howard ensuring that the railway station was in the…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Intentional Unauthorised DevelopmentI am grateful to the Minister for giving way and for the discussions we have had. However, what about the point that a person who is in breach of an enforcement notice is still…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Intentional Unauthorised DevelopmentIt was about the local plan having considered need, been approved and then, within weeks, been impugned.09 Jul 2019