Speeches by Chowns.

“Siobhan and Graham, what role should local authorities specifically play in supporting flood resilience? How could they better incentivise that resilience action?”

“Mary, how will the withdrawal of the Flood Re reinsurance scheme in 2039 impact people’s ability to access property resilience measures?”

“I declare an interest: Mary Long-Dhonau is a constituent in North Herefordshire and is very active in all issues relating to flooding.”

“I declare an interest: Mary Long-Dhonau is a constituent in North Herefordshire and is very active in all issues relating to flooding.”

“Graham, have there been times when it was not clear which agency was responsible for dealing with flooding or issuing warnings or whatever, or when you received conflicting advice from different organisations? How navigable, basically, is the ecosystem of organisations in this?”

“Patterns of flooding are changing, and we need to update our systems too.”

“Why are flood warnings sometimes too late? What is causing that?”

“I will move on to a set of questions around flood warnings. We have been talking about resilience measures. Siobhan, how effective is communication around flooding and early warning systems in your area in Shrewsbury?”

“Will the right hon. Lady give way?”

“On that point, will the hon. Lady give way?”

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“And my amendment is sensible.”

“The Minister asserts that the Bill maintains the mitigation hierarchy, but that is not set out anywhere in the text. The words “mitigation hierarchy” appear nowhere in the Bill. The word “mitigation” appears four times, always in relation to climate change. The word “avoid” appears only once, in relation to unavoidable…”

“I rise to speak in support of amendment 121, which was tabled by the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington. I will not repeat all the arguments that he made so powerfully in favour of it. It is clear that the amendment would mete out unnecessarily hostile treatment to badgers, as the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood…”

“I will be brief. I strongly support amendment 6, tabled by the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington. Accepting the amendment would go a long way towards addressing the concerns about enforcement, late payment and so on. Let us adopt it.”

“The Minister’s response indicates that he believes it is reasonable to expect the Government, and therefore essentially taxpayers, to bear the costs of environmental damage caused by developers. That is surely not reasonable. How will the structure set out in the Bill work, be viable, protect nature or indeed improve i…”

“I fully support this.”

“I will try to speak briefly. Amendment 92 is particularly important considering the conversation that we have just had about my previous amendment. Effectively, the nature restoration fund offers the opportunity for developers to buy the right to pollute in one location if that money is used to create habitats or suppo…”

“I beg to move amendment 92, Clause 62, page 93, line 42, leave out from “features” to the end of line 2 on page 94 and insert— “are funded by the developer. This amendment would define the purpose of the nature restoration levy as being that costs incurred in maintaining and improving the conservation status of environ…”