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30 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 439)

Mr Duffy, given the pressures to accelerate house building, how will your organisation ensure that it continues to robustly apply environmental protections, particularly in cases where there may be pressure to permit planning in inappropriate locations such as on flood plains?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

You will probably know better than me that Denmark has adopted a national action plan. Do you think that the UK should do something similar to inform the future—our prioritisation and what change we need to make?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

Do you have anything further to add on that, Dr Cloy?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

I am conscious that I have not asked you any questions, Ms Cottrell, and I do apologise. Do you have anything to add on my batch of questions?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

I will come to you shortly, Dr Cloy—you were nodding, so I think you are in agreement. In the spirit of finding recommendations for the Government, Professor Depledge, what do you think an action plan like that should cover?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

That is very helpful—thank you.

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

You will probably know better than me that Denmark has adopted a national action plan. Do you think that the UK should do something similar to inform the future—our prioritisation and what change we need to make?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

I will come to you shortly, Dr Cloy—you were nodding, so I think you are in agreement. In the spirit of finding recommendations for the Government, Professor Depledge, what do you think an action plan like that should cover?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

Do you have anything further to add on that, Dr Cloy?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

I am conscious that I have not asked you any questions, Ms Cottrell, and I do apologise. Do you have anything to add on my batch of questions?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

Would changes to UK REACH help the UK respond more effectively to emerging chemical threats such as PFAS?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

Would changes to UK REACH help the UK respond more effectively to emerging chemical threats such as PFAS?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

You will know that DEFRA recently published a policy paper outlining their interim approach to the persistent, mobile and toxic concept to support UK REACH risk management for PFAS. I will start with you, Dr Cloy. You can make the other point that you wanted to make as well. What are your views on DEFRA’s interim posit

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

The same question to you, Professor Depledge. What is your view on the interim position from DEFRA?

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

That is very helpful—thank you.

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

You will know that DEFRA recently published a policy paper outlining their interim approach to the persistent, mobile and toxic concept to support UK REACH risk management for PFAS. I will start with you, Dr Cloy. You can make the other point that you wanted to make as well. What are your views on DEFRA’s interim posit

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25 Jun 2025Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 852)

The same question to you, Professor Depledge. What is your view on the interim position from DEFRA?

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23 Jun 2025Topical Questions

T4. At the Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday, the Minister for the overseas territories, the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), was unable to give clear guarantees about the future of the Chagos marine protected area once the sovereignty of the Chagos islands is surrendered to Mauritius. Doe

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23 Jun 2025 Planning (Flooding)

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the consideration of flooding risk in the planning process; to make internal drainage boards statutory consultees for certain planning decisions; and for connected purposes. During this Parliament, we have heard a lot about the problems in th

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23 Jun 2025Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1097)

My final question is about the money. Is there going to be an additional cost attributable to the UK’s work with Mauritius to protect its environment that has not already been accounted for, above and beyond these vast numbers that we have been hearing?

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