Thursday, 25 July 2019
The Secretary of State was asked—
What plans she has to implement the recommendations on climate change adaptation in the May 2019 Committee on Climate Change report on net zero carbon emissions.
What steps she is taking to designate forestry investment zones in England.
What steps she is taking to tackle plastic pollution.
What assessment the Government have made of the adequacy of funding allocated to support local authority implementation of air pollution reduction plans.
People with lung conditions find it really difficult to breathe on days like today. Poor air quality contributes to poor lung health, and the World Health Organisation calls this a public health...
What plans she has to increase tree planting rates.
What her timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals to implement the single use plastics directive 2019/904.
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to ensure that everyone has access to (a) safe, (b) healthy and (c) affordable food.
What plans the Government have to reduce the (a) environmental and (b) social impact of fast fashion.
The Secretary of State was asked—
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners was asked—
What steps the Church of England is taking to promote positive behaviour on social media.
If the Church of England will expedite the process by which parishes apply to host telecommunications masts.
The hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked—
What recent discussions she has had with the commission on reporting spending on digital campaigning in elections.
The right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked—
What progress the commission has made in implementing the Cox report recommendations.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What steps the Church of England is taking to help implement the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of Truro’s independent review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO support for...
The right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked—
What recent assessment the Commission has made of the health risks of having designated smoking areas on the parliamentary estate.
The right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What recent assessment the Church of England has made of the effect of holding festivals in cathedrals on the number of visiting (a) worshippers and (b) non-worshippers.
Whether the Church of England plans to allocate strategic development funding to Keighley constituency.
The right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked—
Whether the Commission has discussed the potential merits of including trials of electronic voting systems in the restoration and renewal programme.
Order. Just before we come to the business question, I am sure that all right hon. and hon. Members will join me in expressing thanks to Paul Evans CBE, currently the Clerk of Committees, who...
May I ask the new Leader of the House for the forthcoming business?
With permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement on the mission of this new Conservative Government. Before I begin, I am sure that the whole House will join me in paying tribute to my right...
Before we proceed with the next business, let me just say that, following the appointment of the right hon. Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan) to the Cabinet, I am expecting there to be a...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Jo Churchill.)
I present this petition on behalf of residents of Penkridge and of Staffordshire more widely. It has been signed by 41 members of the community of Penkridge, but a similar online petition has the...
I rise to present a petition concerning the dangerous levels of air pollution in London on behalf of the students and staff of Godwin Primary School in my constituency. I recently met a very...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
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