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HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI would like to confirm that the Government are minded to accept both new clause 4 and amendment 1, for reasons I will go into later in the debate. I am pleased to understand that…17 Mar 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy right hon. Friend makes a convincing point, but it should be recognised that this is a Brexit opportunity. We would not be able to make this progress across Great Britain if we…17 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Park Authorities: Additional FundingOur national parks protect some of our most precious landscapes and wildlife. The Government are providing £4.4 million in additional funding to the country’s 10 national park…03 Mar 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline—for the first time in this Chamber, I think. It has been an incredible pleasure to hear talk about woodcock in…27 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockMy hon. Friend, as ever, makes a valid point. All those considerations will be taken into account before any decisions are made. However, as all Members across the House have…27 Feb 2023HANSARDPeatlandsWe are increasing levels of peatland restoration through our nature for climate fund, in order to restore approximately 35,000 hectares of peatland by 2025. To date, we have…23 Feb 2023HANSARDPeatlandsWe have set out in our peatland action plan the measures that we will be taking. The hon. Lady is absolutely right to recognise the value that England’s peatlands provide: they…23 Feb 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Nature-based SolutionsThroughout our net zero strategy, and in more detail across the 10 goals and 262 pages of our environmental improvement plan, we have clearly set out that nature-based solutions…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working across Government, including with the Treasury, to identify opportunities for green finance. We absolutely recognise that in this country, but also all around the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely agree on the importance of securing the habitats and the survival of reptiles. Indeed, we will halt the decline in species abundance by 2030, and increase abundance…23 Feb 2023HANSARDClimate Change: Nature-based SolutionsI reassure the hon. Lady that I whole- heartedly agree with her on the value of wetlands. I recently attended the Slimbridge Wetland Centre with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Gray, and a real pleasure to listen to my colleagues speak so positively about nature-based solutions,…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityIt will come as no surprise to the hon. Member that I am challenging how we best support our upland farmers. I am from a farming family myself and live in a farming community. In…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityIt is absolutely the case that we need as many farmers as possible to take up ELM schemes, but from the discussions I am having in my constituency and with the Minister for Food,…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityAbsolutely. There is no other industry or sector where knowledge and experience is passed down the generations as it is in farming. As a farmer himself, the hon. Gentleman will…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI think, Mr Gray, that the debate is about the role of nature in adapting to climate change. I am prepared to stand corrected if I have got that wrong.08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityJolly good. Yes, absolutely, I confirm that I speak regularly with my counterparts elsewhere in DEFRA, which has been one of the lead Departments, certainly for net zero, although…08 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillTo give a very brief answer to a very brief question, my first instinct is, absolutely not because people watch whales in their natural environment behaving in a natural way. The…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I will take the Bill through its legislative stages. I reassure him that I understand that that would be beneficial and that I…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillI, like other right hon. and hon. Members in this House, wish to pay tribute to, and thank immensely, my hon. Friend the Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson) for all her hard…03 Feb 2023