Fleur Anderson: ...House will be sorry to hear that he has been threatened. Anyone trying to bully him clearly does not know him. As my right hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State outlined, Labour supports this Bill and supports the ongoing efforts to restore the Executive as soon as possible. In the short amount of extra time afforded by this legislation, the restoration of power sharing and devolved...
Patrick Harvie: ...with 130,000 sites today. In the next 20 years, other areas, such as green hydrogen, have the potential to mirror that scale of growth. To deliver that, we need not just investment but the right environment for the relevant businesses to grow in the right way and respond to those challenges. That means clarity, stability and long-term horizons. That is at the heart of what I am seeking to...
Lord West of Spithead: ...operations. Parliament restricted this power in the original legislation because it considered it to be potentially very intrusive. What this means is that, at present, authorities such as the Environment Agency or the Health and Safety Executive are required to take further procedural steps to compel disclosure of communications data. They must obtain an authorisation under the current...
Vicky Ford: .... It is best for their development. It is best for their learning in other extracurricular activities. There is also a separate issue of home education, which I will get to shortly. Under my Bill, which makes the guidance mandatory, schools will be expected to have an attendance champion, to have robust day-to-day processes for recording, monitoring and following up absences, to use their...
Vicky Ford: ...afternoon or more every week. The sudden surge in persistent and severe absence risks a profound impact on educational attainment and longer-term outcomes. That is why before Christmas I tabled a Bill to tackle this issue, and I will be leading a debate in Westminster Hall shortly. We should be proud of our nation’s young people. We should be proud that children in England now rank 11th...
Lord Johnson of Lainston: I spent a long time working on that joke—it did not work the first time, but I thought I would try it at this final point. This Chamber has seen productive debate, including following the Bill’s Second Reading, which was opened with profound style by the then new Foreign Secretary, my noble friend Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton. I turn first to the Opposition spokespeople, the noble...
Cat Smith: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would appreciate your advice on what can be done in relation to the poor performance of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in responding to e-petitions. It has been agreed that the Government will provide a response to e-petitions that receive at least 10,000 signatures within no more than 21 days, but an e-petition calling on...
Claire Baker: ...can be. The decision to exclusively breastfeed, to mix feed or to formula feed is not one that we should question on an individual basis, but we must provide a supportive, encouraging and enabling environment for every woman who wants to breastfeed. We should ensure that every public space is a welcoming environment. Elaine Smith’s member’s bill, which has been highlighted this...
Barry Gardiner: ...to do the right thing, and we all know that sometimes the Whips make sure that they do not, but if we really build this consensus, we can get to the right place. Another lie at the heart of this Bill is to say it will protect British jobs. It will not. Over the years there have been hundreds of thousands of jobs in the oil and gas sector and its supply chain. They have kept our lights on...
Lord Johnson of Lainston: ...Government have accepted most of those points. On innovation, my noble friend Lord Camrose pointed out to me, on the way in, the extraordinary number of initiatives he has taken with the various Bills we are bringing through and the co-ordinating function of the DRCF, which means that we are one of the most innovative regulatory environments in the world for AI and new tech.
Anna Firth: ...of the cats I mentioned previously, was told by the police that they do not even consider a cat a possession. Of course, the approach varies across police forces—that is one problem that my Bill seeks to address—but that is simply not right and it has to change; and with this Bill, it will. One reason that this legislation is so important is the sheer scale of these offences now....
Nigel Huddleston: I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott) on, first, being lucky, and secondly, choosing to be impactful by introducing a Bill that will help to support the future growth and success of the mutuals sector. I understand that her husband, Andrew Fletcher, is in the Gallery today to observe her performance. I am sure he will be rightly proud of the work she is...
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cattle were refused a cattle passport in each of the last five years.
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cattle were (a) DNA tested and (b) refused a cattle passport in each of the last five years.
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people appealed against decisions made by the Rural Payments Agency on the passporting of cattle in each of the last five years.
Baroness Penn: ...Friday agreement. There is good ongoing policy co-operation and exchange taking place between the Administrations as part of that council, including on housing, energy security, renewables, the environment and the early years. That continues to be an important part of intergovernmental relations and the different ways in which we continue to engage across the UK and beyond. Indeed, between...
Viscount Stansgate: ...in 2023. It is the view of the society that, in responding to threats to UK biosecurity, government policy-making should take into account all available evidence from all available sources, whether environmental or concerning human or animal health. Frankly, we cannot take a piecemeal approach to biosecurity because, if you do not consider the issue in the round, the risk is that you...
Peter Bottomley: ...if not all, that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House said on party politics, having a plan and delivering for the British people. Next week, the Select Committee on the Holocaust Memorial Bill continues its hearings. It had three sessions this week and transcripts can be made available in the Vote Office. One issue that comes up is the Government’s continued failure to publish...
Maurice Golden: ...nature-depleted countries on earth, ranking 212 out of 240 on the biodiversity intactness index. It is welcome that statutory nature restoration targets are being considered as part of the natural environment bill. However, does the minister agree that there is need for a more robust system of holding the Scottish Government to those targets, such as exploring an option for a Scottish...
Mairi Gougeon: ...financial year. That is the first step in demonstrating our on-going commitment to the arts, and it will contribute to the cultural richness and resilience of our communities. Agriculture and our environment were also among the key areas that were highlighted and discussed by the youth delegates. They discussed the need to ensure that farmers and crofters have good livelihoods and that...