Speeches by Griffiths.

“What effect could rules to limit embodied carbon have on controlling emissions from buildings?”

“Sticking with residential buildings, what elements need to be in the future homes standard to prevent the need for new build homes to undergo retrofitting later on?”

“The Business Secretary delayed and dithered for five months before meeting his US counterparts, and working people and businesses in the UK are paying the price for that dereliction of duty. Does he regret his refusal to meet his US counterparts earlier?”

“The question was more about the measures you have in place currently to monitor the effectiveness of the MPAs. It is great to hear about what will happen in the future, but what are you doing at the moment?”

“Could I ask a supplementary to what you have just been speaking about? You talked about the floating offshore wind platforms. I am just wondering why, given that there would be such significant reduction in seabed detriment, we would not be waiting for the technology to improve before we implement offshore wind in othe…”

“How far off do you think we are before large-scale roll-out?”

“They are warm words, Emma Hardy, but what are you doing specifically to monitor the effectiveness of the currently designated MPAs in protecting marine environments?”

“I know Ministers have said that they will help Mauritius with capacity to set up an MPA and that funding will be provided to Mauritius.”

“How much funding will be provided and will it come from ODA budgets?”

“Have you set up what the governance arrangements will look like and how the MPA will be governed in the area around Diego Garcia? Will any of those waters be covered by the lease?”

“Could I ask you to refer back to the Committee when you have done so?”

“I wanted to talk about some MPAs that are further afield. With the Government planning to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos islands, can we have some details about the future of the marine protected area there?”

“At the point of the transfer of sovereignty, what will happen to the current MPA? I understand that we have not had anything confirmed yet, but why will the current MPA not be continued and those protections guaranteed until something different is put in place?”

“I know Ministers have said that they will help Mauritius with capacity to set up an MPA and that funding will be provided to Mauritius.”

“How much funding will be provided and will it come from ODA budgets?”

“Have you set up what the governance arrangements will look like and how the MPA will be governed in the area around Diego Garcia? Will any of those waters be covered by the lease?”

“Could I ask you to refer back to the Committee when you have done so?”

“Could I ask a supplementary to what you have just been speaking about? You talked about the floating offshore wind platforms. I am just wondering why, given that there would be such significant reduction in seabed detriment, we would not be waiting for the technology to improve before we implement offshore wind in othe…”

“How far off do you think we are before large-scale roll-out?”

“They are warm words, Emma Hardy, but what are you doing specifically to monitor the effectiveness of the currently designated MPAs in protecting marine environments?”