Speeches by Thomas.

“Mike, did you want to follow up with anything?”

“Thank you. Jacques, I saw you nodding along a little bit. What are your thoughts on that? What would you like to see?”

“You touched earlier on the need for joined-up strategic thinking. Shipwrecks make for some of the world’s most impressive dive sites, particularly because in the years following the sinking marine life moves in, using it as an artificial reef. To what extent can we join up marine renewables with marine restoration init…”

“Do you have any points on that, Andrew?”

“Gentlemen, how are nature recovery timelines factored into planning for port operations or marine aggregate activities?”

“Benj, what barriers does Ørsted face within the consenting process for offshore wind farms and have changes to consenting processes led to any change in Ørsted’s investment plans to 2030?”

“In January, the Government announced strategic compensation measures for offshore wind activities. What impact do you foresee the marine recovery fund having on marine conservation efforts?”

“Thank you. Jacques, I saw you nodding along a little bit. What are your thoughts on that? What would you like to see?”

“I was not bobbing; I was just going to intervene.”

“As well as being home to both GCHQ and NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters, Gloucestershire has the largest concentration of cyber-tech businesses and aerospace engineering firms outside London, but the county, and particularly Tewkesbury, is subject to slow, unreliable and grossly outdated rail services. I…”

“You have already mentioned that building regulations and planning could perhaps intersect and that new builds could be built with flood resilience in mind. For those homes that already exist that did not have that in mind or perhaps to a lesser degree, what retrofit solutions might be implemented to bring those propert…”

“To each of you then, given the risk of climate change increasing both the frequency and the intensity of flooding, to what extent do you believe that development of flood plains should be restricted or perhaps entirely prohibited?”

“As with my predecessor there, if you feel that these have already been answered by all means tell me, but if you want to flesh them out with some other information, please do. First, to Celia and Hannah, to what extent are current building regulations sufficient to ensure flood resilience in new builds and existing pro…”

“Thank you. I think you have probably answered my second question, so I will move on from that. You have talked a little bit about how new builds can implement flood mitigation measures. How about retrofit solutions for those homes that are not built with flood mitigation in mind or perhaps to a lesser degree?”

“If you wouldn’t mind, Chair. Celia, you mentioned that in the building of new developments the flood risk was often underestimated. Would you be able to go into a bit more depth as to who is underestimating this and why you think that might be happening?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for securing this important debate. There are no bustling city centres in the Tewkesbury constituency. Instead, our historic town and village high streets are …”

“I am very fond of my hon. Friend’s constituency. I recall a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon for a stag do, when my friends and I embarked on one of its many ghost tours—I have to say that my Geiger meter was unmoved. There is so much about her constituency and mine that adds to the character of the UK, and I am sure she w…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing this important debate. Tewkesbury is home to the prestigious and internationally famed Cheltenham racecourse, which is one of the largest in the UK. Every year, more than 250,000 people visit…”

“I absolutely agree, but we should not leave it to gambling companies to make that statement. We should instead take action. Gambling is not symbiotic with sport, and the companies should not be allowed to indoctrinate children, whose parents, like me, just want to introduce them to the beautiful game. We no longer allo…”

“I invite the Minister to join the APPG for fair elections. She will see that there is a very clear correspondence between first past the post and the lack of engagement over time.”