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Speeches by Whitby.

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18 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

How will the NBSAP deliver the national targets pledged by the UK?

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16 Dec 2024 Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]

Last year, Derbyshire Dales had the 32nd highest number of sewage dumps out of our 650 constituencies. Shockingly, the number of sewage dumps increased by 26% between 2022 and 2023, with sewage spills in Derbyshire Dales lasting a staggering 28,488 hours. That is equivalent to 3.3 years of continuous pollution. It is c

environmentutilitieseconomy-jobs
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11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

Lord Vallance, what are the UK Government’s key priorities for Antarctic science? How will those priorities align with the UK’s efforts to address global challenges such as climate change?

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11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

How is the UK-led research informing international discussions on global climate change mitigation to ensure more protection for the continent?

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11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

That is good to hear. This is a question for Minister Doughty or Ms Rumble. What assurances can the UK Government provide regarding continued funding for the Blue Belt Programme beyond 2025 and how will you be ensuring continued protection of marine environments around the British Antarctic Territory and other UK overs

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11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

That is good to hear. This is a question for Minister Doughty or Ms Rumble. What assurances can the UK Government provide regarding continued funding for the Blue Belt Programme beyond 2025 and how will you be ensuring continued protection of marine environments around the British Antarctic Territory and other UK overs

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11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

How is the UK-led research informing international discussions on global climate change mitigation to ensure more protection for the continent?

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11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

Lord Vallance, what are the UK Government’s key priorities for Antarctic science? How will those priorities align with the UK’s efforts to address global challenges such as climate change?

29
11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

Lord Vallance, what are the UK Government’s key priorities for Antarctic science? How will those priorities align with the UK’s efforts to address global challenges such as climate change?

29
11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

How is the UK-led research informing international discussions on global climate change mitigation to ensure more protection for the continent?

20
11 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 499)

That is good to hear. This is a question for Minister Doughty or Ms Rumble. What assurances can the UK Government provide regarding continued funding for the Blue Belt Programme beyond 2025 and how will you be ensuring continued protection of marine environments around the British Antarctic Territory and other UK overs

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

I have a topical question. Are the changes to inheritance tax relief on agricultural land likely to cause any issues for schemes that are required to be in operation for, as described earlier, 30 years to get realised benefits?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

I have a question to any or all of you. How important is security of tenure over the land for investors considering investing in nature recovery schemes?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

Good afternoon, Mr Dunne. A question in two parts: on the basis of the evidence you heard, where do you think Government action is most required to encourage landowners to develop nature recovery schemes for the land and also to encourage investment in those schemes?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

I have a topical question. Are the changes to inheritance tax relief on agricultural land likely to cause any issues for schemes that are required to be in operation for, as described earlier, 30 years to get realised benefits?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

I have a question to any or all of you. How important is security of tenure over the land for investors considering investing in nature recovery schemes?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

Good afternoon, Mr Dunne. A question in two parts: on the basis of the evidence you heard, where do you think Government action is most required to encourage landowners to develop nature recovery schemes for the land and also to encourage investment in those schemes?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

I have a topical question. Are the changes to inheritance tax relief on agricultural land likely to cause any issues for schemes that are required to be in operation for, as described earlier, 30 years to get realised benefits?

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4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

I have a question to any or all of you. How important is security of tenure over the land for investors considering investing in nature recovery schemes?

27
4 Dec 2024Environmental Audit Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 501)

Good afternoon, Mr Dunne. A question in two parts: on the basis of the evidence you heard, where do you think Government action is most required to encourage landowners to develop nature recovery schemes for the land and also to encourage investment in those schemes?

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