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HANSARDDraft Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has consider the draft Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. The draft regulations,…06 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I understand that any cost to business at this time is difficult, but I reiterate the need to do this now. Leaving it any later would clearly add further costs to the public…06 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have already met James Barnes at the HTA and I will continue to meet him and other members of the association. I have visited a number of nurseries and will continue to do so. I…25 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have heard clearly what my right hon. Friend is saying. I, too, am a dog lover and understand the need for not only positive training, but corrective training at times. For that…25 May 2023HANSARDSpecies DeclineHalting species decline is a considerable task, but one to which we are absolutely committed. Again, I recommend the perusal of our environmental improvement plan, which…25 May 2023HANSARDSpecies DeclineI point to the Environment Act 2021. I also point out that the real priority for species abundance is creating habitat, and in a country where 70% of our area is farmed, that is…25 May 2023HANSARDNature LossAbsolutely. That is a fine example of how local authorities are providing the support for nature that we need. As we roll out our local nature recovery strategies across all 48…25 May 2023HANSARDNature LossThe Environment Act 2021 could have no stronger target, and throughout the 262 pages of the environmental improvement plan we explain the legal targets, including on tree canopy…25 May 2023HANSARDNature LossI direct the hon. Lady to read the environmental improvement plan, which has 262 pages of comprehensive cross-Government actions we will take to meet the legally binding targets…25 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureOf course, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was just going to reflect on the variety of references that we have had—from Beatrix Potter and Fred Flintstone at Yabba Dabba Do Town to the…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureI am sorry that I cannot give way, because I must conclude. I thank Members for their contributions today. I very much hope that I can continue to look forward to their support as…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think you are a very lucky fella, because so often you are in the Chair for these fantastic debates and today’s has been no exception. It…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureThe hon. Lady is right that I would need to consult with colleagues on that point. I am happy to do so and write to her. I also wish to raise the important role played by Active…18 May 2023HANSARDUrban Trees: ProtectionI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention, not least for the length of it, as it has allowed me to get some clarification for her from my officials in the Box. I am…10 May 2023HANSARDUrban Trees: ProtectionI will ensure that I reach out to my counterpart in Northern Ireland. I am sure those conversations are happening at official level, but I will endeavour to have them at…10 May 2023HANSARDUrban Trees: ProtectionI thank the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West) for raising this issue and I join her in commending and championing all who work to plant, care for and protect…10 May 2023HANSARD LitterWe have also taken action on microbeads, plastic straws, ear buds and plastic stirrers. We will soon ban the supply of single-use plastic plates, bowls, trays, cutlery, balloon…03 May 2023HANSARD LitterMy right hon. Friend uses the bags herself, and I am delighted that she is a cheery recipient of that fund. More recently, the Environment Agency published a regulatory position…03 May 2023HANSARD LitterI could not agree more with your wise words, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I join you in thanking the volunteers in your constituency, as well as those in Chipping Barnet and right…03 May 2023HANSARD LitterI would like to write to my right hon. Friend with the absolutely correct information, but perhaps I can reassure her by the commitment of £1.2 million that we have provided to…03 May 2023