Speeches by Hinchliff.

“It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I begin by recognising that the Minister takes these issues very seriously, and congratulating the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing this important debate. I agree with him that one would think it would take true organising genius to arrange for …”

“I am not certain whether I or the Minister will be more relieved at the conclusion of debates on this legislation. I welcome the fact that the Minister has tabled an amendment to the remaining proposal from the other place; I support Government amendment (a), and welcome the additional parliamentary scrutiny it brings.…”

“I believe that earlier you said the trend is clear in relation to the energy transition. I agree that we do not want to be defeatist, nor would I say that we want to be under any illusions. In the last year, global CO₂ emissions from energy rose to a new record, total fossil fuel use grew to a new record, and global de…”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, as usual. Does he agree, from the clear argument across the Chamber, that constituents are overwhelmingly unconvinced by the proposed benefits of this scheme and overwhelmingly concerned by the disbenefits; and that therefore the Minister should commit today to ensuring that …”

“Secretary of State, you mentioned future generations, and I hope you will forgive me for reflecting that my generation will be living with the impacts of climate change for somewhat longer than yours.”

“Last year, against a target of restoring 5,000 hectares of ancient woodland in England, we managed a grand total of zero. It is little surprise, then, that Government analysis published this week shows that we continue to see wildlife decline across the board, yet certain commentators continue to peddle spurious narrat…”

“Ms Whitehouse, to return to some of the conversations we had earlier, it often feels that we assume we will have the technologies like CCUS and hydrogen at the necessary scale on time, simply because we must. Could you set out some of the biggest risks and challenges that we face for delivering those technologies on th…”

““Greater visibility” is slightly euphemistic; can you explain in clearer detail what you mean by that?”

“Thank you, that is really helpful. There was a lot of useful detail in there. It sounds like there are a lot of big question marks, so my next question is again to you, Ms Whitehouse, and also to you, Ms Dykta. The CCC has called for a contingency framework in case we do not deliver some of these technologies at the sc…”

“Mr Huhne, how can the critical independencies between biomass availability, bioenergy and land use be managed while ensuring that emissions are not offshored?”

“Ms Dykta, I just need a two-sentence answer, if that is okay. You made an interesting point about a contingency framework potentially undermining the certainty of the direction of travel that we want to go in by suggesting that we might need to go down an alternative path. How would you respond to someone who would say…”

“The hon. Member asked whether there were any positives in the Budget. Does he not think that raising more children out of poverty than any other Parliament on record is a positive? Does he not welcome that—does he not think it benefits all of us?”

“Throughout the Budget debate, all those on the Government Front Bench will have heard the concerns of Labour MPs who represent rural constituencies, as I have, about the proposed changes to agricultural property relief. Many of us feel that those changes are not properly calibrated. Will the Minister commit to keeping …”

“I apologise in advance, Ms Barker, for the fact that I cannot stay for the full debate because I have been assigned to a Delegated Legislation Committee. I want to echo the concerns of my constituents, many of whom are home educators, about the legislation. Will the hon. Member join me in calling on the Government to p…”

“I absolutely agree. The freedom to go out the front door and play in the street or near home is no longer part of many children’s lives, as it used to be. The right to play would reverse the trend of estates being full of signs shouting, “No” and “Do not”, with more space given to car parking than to playgrounds for ki…”

“I have tabled new clause 13 to address a slight oversight in this Bill—namely, that despite its title, it does not give communities any substantially new powers. The strengthening of the tools that local people have at their disposal to purchase assets of community value is certainly very welcome—yes, it is progress—bu…”

“UNICEF has highlighted that the Israeli blockade is preventing nearly 1 million bottles of ready-to-use infant formula from reaching babies in Gaza at risk of malnutrition. Does my hon. Friend agree that we must impose widespread economic sanctions on Israel unless and until that aid is let through?”

“Nearly two thirds of the land in our country is owned by a handful of aristocrats, oligarchs and bankers, who often hide their wealth in trusts, and corporations, which never die. May we have a debate on how we might raise more revenue from those ultra-rich landowners, and so afford some more generous proposals on agri…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my employment by CPRE before my election to Parliament. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on securing this important debate. Th…”

“That is a very fair intervention—I take the point. Indeed, the right hon. Member made some powerful arguments about the beauty of our countryside, and we should be up front about the fact that those aesthetic values are worth fighting for—perhaps I should have put it like that. I do not think my hon. Friends on the Gov…”