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“Yes.”

“Can you say or have you thought yet if there is a particular process that will be followed and if there are any timescales associated with that?”

“Thank you both for that. Baroness Brown, how would you assess the co-ordination between national and local flood risk management bodies and the Government in implementing flood resilience measures?”

“Good afternoon. I would like to ask you both how effective you believe the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy is and what changes, if any, need to be made to strengthen it when it is reviewed in 2026?”

“One final question from me that either of you can answer: what role do you see for the Government’s Flood Resilience Taskforce? If you had to decide what the top three priorities were, what would they be?”

“Following on from that, Baroness Brown, is the current governance structure sufficient for managing flood resilience in the context of climate change or is there a need for stronger oversight and better co-ordination?”

“Thank you both for that. Baroness Brown, how would you assess the co-ordination between national and local flood risk management bodies and the Government in implementing flood resilience measures?”

“Good afternoon. I would like to ask you both how effective you believe the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy is and what changes, if any, need to be made to strengthen it when it is reviewed in 2026?”

“One final question from me that either of you can answer: what role do you see for the Government’s Flood Resilience Taskforce? If you had to decide what the top three priorities were, what would they be?”

“Following on from that, Baroness Brown, is the current governance structure sufficient for managing flood resilience in the context of climate change or is there a need for stronger oversight and better co-ordination?”

“Professor Raslan, I will put this question to you first but if anyone else wants to chip in after, please feel free. How could the National Planning Policy Framework be strengthened to reduce the use of embodied carbon in housing developments?”

“Okay, that in part answers the next follow-up question, but I will go back to Professor Raslan on that. What scope do you think there is for the use of emerging and developing technologies to improve the planning and delivery of housing while ensuring that environmental protections are maintained and improved?”

“Professor Raslan, I will put this question to you first but if anyone else wants to chip in after, please feel free. How could the National Planning Policy Framework be strengthened to reduce the use of embodied carbon in housing developments?”

“Okay. Thank you. Becky, do you have any insights from spatial data modelling work that you have done that you feel can guide local planning authorities in identifying optimal land for development, including grey belt and brownfield sites?”

“Okay, that in part answers the next follow-up question, but I will go back to Professor Raslan on that. What scope do you think there is for the use of emerging and developing technologies to improve the planning and delivery of housing while ensuring that environmental protections are maintained and improved?”

“Okay. Thank you. Becky, do you have any insights from spatial data modelling work that you have done that you feel can guide local planning authorities in identifying optimal land for development, including grey belt and brownfield sites?”

“The previous committee heard concerns about Russia’s activities in Antarctica. What is the Government’s assessment of the activities of the Russian ship Akademik Karpinskiy? Has the Government had assurances that these activities are focused on scientific research? Is there evidence that there are any other objectives …”

“Following on, Minister, from the geopolitical situation and the Antarctic Treaty System, can I ask you how the UK will be working to ensure that the Antarctic Treaty System continues to protect the continent’s unique environment, as well as maintaining its status as a region dedicated to peace and scientific research?”

“Following on, Minister, from the geopolitical situation and the Antarctic Treaty System, can I ask you how the UK will be working to ensure that the Antarctic Treaty System continues to protect the continent’s unique environment, as well as maintaining its status as a region dedicated to peace and scientific research?”

“Following on, Minister, from the geopolitical situation and the Antarctic Treaty System, can I ask you how the UK will be working to ensure that the Antarctic Treaty System continues to protect the continent’s unique environment, as well as maintaining its status as a region dedicated to peace and scientific research?”