Speeches by Rhodes.

“The hon. Member’s highlights that certification schemes, important though they are, are not the only answer; we need to look at legislation and statutory guidance that will drive change in the system overall. I will speak later about what we can do in legislative terms to ensure that all the supply chains involved in g…”

“I agree that it is important that we look at reforming global trade in different ways depending on the particular context. One of the great successes of Fairtrade in the UK has been getting products into mainstream retail, where most people do their shopping. When it comes to quantity, that is where those products need…”

“This is a question to Professor Sunderland and Professor Kirk. From your experiences with the US Environmental Protection Agency, health departments and so on in Australia, what do you see as the main regulatory barriers to managing PFAS?”

“What assessment has the Minister made of the impact on working people of the historic increase in the living wage?”

“Finally, you talk about COP in terms of bringing all these different people together from civil society and elsewhere. Has the nature of COP changed in that it is now more about those big political statements of intent and about bringing people together and networking, with the real work being done elsewhere—outside of…”

“You talked about the hosting arrangements for COP31. What opportunities and challenges do they present?”

“Secretary of State, what are your priorities on international climate action from now to COP31?”

“What is the plan to achieve those things?”

“I want to ask some questions about costs and where they should or could lie. Mr Counsell, we have discussed SAF, and you mentioned things like upgrading the fleet, and that all requires significant investment. In terms of the costs, where do you see the balance lying between the airlines—yourselves—passengers and the t…”

“Across all the different sectors, there are going to be some residual emissions during the period of the seventh carbon budget, requiring greenhouse gas removals. What in your view is the fairest way for each sector to contribute to the cost of those removals?”

“Where does the balance lie between airlines absorbing costs and passing them on to passengers?”

“Dr Hughes, on shipping, you are going to have all these additional costs in regard to upgrading vessels, fuel and so on. You also made a distinction earlier between domestic and international. How do we ensure that the extra costs do not put our shipping at a huge disadvantage in competing with other shipping fleets?”

“Is there some way of helping the UK shipping sector in general? If it is going to be disadvantaged by doing that, are you suggesting that there should be some Government support?”

“I do not intend to ask any questions during this panel, but I should declare that I have recently agreed to become a vice-president of the Association for Decentralised Energy.”

“Thank you. Mr Stace, you have already mentioned energy cost issues with regard to retrofits and all the related costs that there might be. How should those costs be fairly distributed? Who should pick up the tab?”

“T5. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of how hosting UEFA Euro 2028 will benefit communities across the UK, particularly through its social impact programme?”

“I welcome the Budget set out yesterday by the Chancellor. The Labour party was founded on the principles of social justice, redistribution and universal rights, and the progressive nature of the Budget helps to deliver on those principles. It will ensure that the very wealthiest households pay a fair share to support p…”

“What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the impact on Scotland of the increase to the national living wage?”

“I agree. It is vital to have proper documentation of what is happening, and the point was made earlier about the need for journalists to have access, so that they can report on what is happening and we can hold people to account.”

“I agree—there is a huge priority in getting humanitarian aid in, and it is absolutely upon the international community, including ourselves, to do all that we can to ensure that flow of aid. To ensure that children and families have sustained access to aid and the services needed to recover and rebuild their lives, Gaz…”