Speeches by Chowns.

“Would it not be better to do a site-specific survey and then use the scheme if appropriate for that species, such as district-level licensing, which is possible under existing law, than to do no survey at all, which is what the Planning and Infrastructure Bill foresees?”

“On the point about surveys, you said there will be area-wide surveys—say, county-wide surveys—that will replace and obviate the need for site-specific surveys. Unless ecologists survey every potential development site within a county, is there not a serious risk that specific sites that have specific populations of spe…”

“As it stands, it is a system that dispenses with the mitigation hierarchy and enables developers to use viability concerns to get out of their contributions to the nature restoration fund. Are those two aspects of concern to you?”

“You are now recognising, contrary to your evidence to the Bill Committee a couple of months ago, that the Bill, as it is currently written, does not provide that certainty and, in fact, provides a rolling back on the current projections?”

“I am a little surprised by one or two things I have heard in your answers, particularly from Ms Spain, including the idea that ecological problems could be fixed in 10 years and then no further action will be needed. The specific thing I wanted to pick you up on was when, in your response to Ms Heylings, you used the w…”

“The letter, not the spirit!”

“The prospect of UK fighter jets carrying Donald Trump’s nuclear bombs cannot be anybody’s vision of security. This decision flies in the face of our obligations under the non-proliferation treaty. It ties us further into a US military that cannot even keep its own classified intelligence secure. It ties us further to a…”

“The Iranian regime has long been a threat to peace, democracy and human rights, and the unilateral, illegal and dangerously provocative Israeli and, now, American attacks have made a tense situation extremely perilous and are completely outside international law. It is therefore deeply concerning to hear the Foreign Se…”

“Today’s announcement is very welcome and will make a real difference to many of our constituents. I am glad to hear the Minister reaffirm today that in addition to support with bills, the Government recognise the urgent need to ensure that every home is well-insulated and affordable to heat—a genuinely warm home—and ar…”

“As the Secretary of State knows, my constituency of North Herefordshire is very seriously affected by water pollution in the Lugg and the Wye. I confess that I am disappointed that, in both his answers to the hon. Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes), he did not mention agricultural pollution at all. That is des…”

“I have two brief questions. The first is perhaps to Dr Jenkins and Dr Chapman. You have made a really clear case that there are huge externalities that are not incorporated in the aviation markets costings currently. Clearly, they have to be. Those carbon costs need to be incorporated in pricing, not just in calculatio…”

“Dr Chapman, would you like to comment specifically on carbon pricing across the board?”

“I have a specific question on that, but I understand that Mr Meaney wants to come in on this one.”

“We have already had some disagreement on that.”

“We clearly have a difference on this, but I want to come to my second question. Dr Chapman, you touched on this. You pointed out that it is projected that 50% of airport expansion will be used by just 3% of the people. You talked about the inequalities that are at the centre of expansion of this particular form of tran…”

“I have two brief questions. The first is perhaps to Dr Jenkins and Dr Chapman. You have made a really clear case that there are huge externalities that are not incorporated in the aviation markets costings currently. Clearly, they have to be. Those carbon costs need to be incorporated in pricing, not just in calculatio…”

“Dr Chapman, would you like to comment specifically on carbon pricing across the board?”

“I have a specific question on that, but I understand that Mr Meaney wants to come in on this one.”

“We have already had some disagreement on that.”

“We clearly have a difference on this, but I want to come to my second question. Dr Chapman, you touched on this. You pointed out that it is projected that 50% of airport expansion will be used by just 3% of the people. You talked about the inequalities that are at the centre of expansion of this particular form of tran…”