Speeches by Blake.

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for interrupting at that point, because I have two suggestions that I think would be good for growth. The first is to ask the British Investment Bank to support disabled people in setting up their own business, as it does women and those setting up a minority-led business. I know many A…”

“I agree. That is my plea to the Treasury Benchers: There is still time to withdraw the Bill and come back with something better. These issues should be tackled head-on. It is unjust that, because of the way we have built society, each and every disabled person faces £1,000 in extra costs on average per month. None of t…”

“I begin by saying how much I respect the sincerity of colleagues who believe that the Bill will help address some of the difficult challenges that our country faces. I know many in this House are motivated by a genuine desire to improve lives and ensure that our welfare system is fair, sustainable and fit for purpose, …”

“It is interesting, because what we get depends on who we speak to, which shows there is space for more research. I have spoken to ecologists and specialists who say there is no further risk with the leggy kind of heather than without it, and that the damage done by so-called cold burns is significant, so that is a comp…”

“Those are very good questions, and there are a number of private resources that we could attend to. The Environmental Audit Committee did work on nature capital in the last Parliament, and I think it will this year be publishing a report on it, which am excited to see. For restoration practices, carbon credits are anot…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mrs Harris, and I thank all the Members who have spoken in the debate so far. It is fair to say that I will take a slightly different approach on this issue. I am very proud to have a very active community when it comes to people contacting me, particularly about na…”

“Can the hon. Member remind me which Government brought in a partial ban on peatland burning?”

“I just feel that the hon. Gentleman is putting his head in the sand. Yes, there are more fledglings, but does he know what happened to them?”

“I want to bottom out completely what alternatives could be considered, because it is quite worrying to hear that there does not seem to be any commercially viable options for you. I want to make sure that I've absolutely understood that.”

“Moving on to research, is there anything we should recommend in the innovation space to support new products or new approaches that you would like to see us asking for from Government?”

“I want to bottom out completely what alternatives could be considered, because it is quite worrying to hear that there does not seem to be any commercially viable options for you. I want to make sure that I've absolutely understood that.”

“Is it probably on the larger side of R&D funding?”

“Going back to research, do you have an order of magnitude figure that you imagine would need to be invested in this to get new products available to the market? Is it very much primary research, or are we closer to a solution than that?”

“Are there any specific projects elsewhere in the world you can point to where that funding is being made available?”

“Given the difficulty of disposal—and I appreciate your answer to the last question—what does safe disposal look like for you as an organisation?”

“Going back to research, do you have an order of magnitude figure that you imagine would need to be invested in this to get new products available to the market? Is it very much primary research, or are we closer to a solution than that?”

“Is it probably on the larger side of R&D funding?”

“Moving on to research, is there anything we should recommend in the innovation space to support new products or new approaches that you would like to see us asking for from Government?”

“Given the difficulty of disposal—and I appreciate your answer to the last question—what does safe disposal look like for you as an organisation?”

“Are there any specific projects elsewhere in the world you can point to where that funding is being made available?”