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HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyWe are already subject to rigorous legal obligations in relation to our carbon budgets, and we are showing real progress towards meeting them. Our Environment Bill will mandate…17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyI agree that we need a real step change in moving to a much more circular economy, and I believe that our Bill will set us on that path. We are also funding programmes around the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDEnvironment BillToday, I am introducing the Environment Bill into the House of Commons, which will play a crucial role in delivering on the Government’s goal that this will be the first…15 Oct 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Animal WelfareToday I am notifying the House about recent announcements I have made on measures to enhance the welfare and protection of animals. These include proposals to address long…01 Oct 2019HANSARDSummer Flooding and Reservoir ReviewThis summer saw significant rainfall that unfortunately impacted several communities. In June, properties and farmland were flooded after the River Steeping broke its banks…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman will know, such matters are in the hands of the Leader of the House and the official channels, so he might wish to raise the matter during the business…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have a strong record on climate change, but I acknowledge that we need to do more to ensure that people are able to insulate their homes. We will be working on that…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a range of programmes under way to encourage people to switch, both to ensure that they get value for money and to talk up the advantages of moving to a more sustainable…25 Jul 2019HANSARDFast FashionI do not know whose voting record the hon. Lady has been looking at, but it does not sound like mine. The Government are doing more on climate change than ever before, and we are…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to have been asked to take up the outstanding work previously begun by my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), and the team of dedicated…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to take up the invitation to do a little tasting of the fantastic wines to which my hon. Friend refers. The GREAT campaign has a strong focus on the brilliant…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn July, we published the Government’s response to the consultation on consistency in household and business recycling collections in England. The response sets out plans to…25 Jul 2019HANSARDFast FashionWith all these matters, our goal should be to pursue both prosperity and environmental sustainability at the same time. My hon. Friend makes a very valid point that in taking…25 Jul 2019HANSARDFast FashionFirst, I very much look forward to working with the hon. Lady’s Environmental Audit Committee on these and other matters. I very much hope to appear in front of the members of her…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic Pollutionrose—25 Jul 2019HANSARDFast FashionThe Government will be working through the Waste and Resources Action Programme and with industry on developing an ambitious new phase of the sustainable clothing action plan. We…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionThank you. It is good to be back at this Dispatch Box. Our priority is preventing plastic waste from entering the environment in the first instance. The resources and waste…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionI look forward to working with the shadow Front Benchers on these issues. We have gone further and faster than the previous Labour Government with radical changes, including the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionThere are many top tips in our 25-year environment plan, and I commend my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), for his world-leading work…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Both questions illustrate that there is a real attitude out there among the public that they want to be part of resolving this urgent…25 Jul 2019