Speeches by Gardiner.
Every Hansard contribution by Barry Gardiner this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 761–780 of 1,426 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Dr Lavia, can you outline for us the health impacts of living with excess noise?” | 15 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “The written evidence that we have received speaks of the impacts of noise pollution causing noise-induced hearing loss, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances and stress, as well as what you have termed the annoyance element, the cognitive impairment, the sleep disturbance and the cardiovascular disease…” | 78 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “I understand that, but that was not the question that I asked. If you cannot provide the evidence now, perhaps you could write to us. It would be helpful if you could set out for the Committee, perhaps in writing, any studies that have looked specifically at the impact on airport communities versus a control group wher…” | 109 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “That is what we need. Thank you. Can you talk us through perhaps the regulations around noise pollution for airports? Are they strong enough? Could they play an additional role in any future airport expansion?” | 35 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “If we look at the other mitigations that perhaps could be made rather than those installed on planes and the limits on numbers and times of flights, what else could be done to reduce noise pollution at airports and for those communities?” | 42 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Is it possible that technology such as hybrid or battery-powered planes could play a role in reducing noise pollution?” | 19 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “What are you talking about specifically there?” | 7 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Can I turn to our other two witnesses and ask if they have anything that they would like to add on the topic of noise pollution? To what extent can communities be supported and compensated for the impacts that noise pollution is having on them? Does that compensation in any way mitigate the impact on those communities?…” | 66 |
| 14 May 2025 | Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 831) “Very briefly, and my apologies for running late. If you have covered it, say so. I have two quick questions. The European report said that the growth in aviation would account for the SAF that is now to be included and, therefore, the emissions level would still be the same. That is first question, if you could comment…” | 80 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Yes, exactly, and they are fines rather than penalties.” | 9 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Mr Buck, when I asked you specifically about that earlier you seemed to be unsure whether you had quantified it, but you now say you know it will be even bigger in AMP 8. Have you quantified it, and how much?” | 41 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Okay, thank you. What you actually mean by a turnaround regime—you have used that phrase a number of times now—is effectively that you manage to persuade Ofwat not to require the payments of those ODI penalties, is it not? That that is what a turnaround regime looks like for you?” | 50 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “I am sure you would.” | 5 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “You said that it is behind in time. What about in financial terms?” | 13 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “So it is going to be more costly because of the delays. The failure to achieve your ODIs—your Outcome Delivery Incentives—on sewage and leakage, and your MeXes—the measures of experience—the more penalties you incur, and the more difficult it will be to sucker in new investors. Sorry, let us put that another way, the h…” | 62 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Of course the same applies to AMP8, so the further behind you fall with the work of AMP8, the more expensive it gets and the more penalties you incur. Is that right?” | 32 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Given AMP8 is at least two times the capital work of AMP7 and you have made no attempt to source the additional contractors that you will need, this means you have only re-engaged the existing contractors. This means your ability to press on with AMP8 is constrained, and in this first year of AMP8, you will probably on…” | 65 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “But your problem is that because you are behind in both AMP7 and AMP8, you are incurring additional penalties. You just said £500 million hangover from last year in AMP7. That means that it is going to become even more expensive to get the capital in and persuade investors to come in because they see that the further y…” | 68 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Absolutely. The Environment Agency has also said that it will significantly increase its inspection and enforcement regime on Thames Water. What amount has Thames internally estimated that this might cost? Maybe this is one for Mr Buck. You have made an internal assessment of that, so what is it?” | 49 |
| 13 May 2025 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 588) “Have you made an internal assessment?” | 6 |