Speeches by Whitby.

“Thank you very much, Dr Mitchell, Mr Lines and Ms Hayns, for your time this afternoon, your input and your patience in a slightly disrupted session.”

“Given what you have already said, I think I know what the answer will be to this next question, but I will ask it anyway. The Government said they will invest £2.7 billion a year into sustainable farming and nature recovery for the next three years. Is that sufficient to deliver both food and nature recovery?”

“To what extent do farmers have the necessary clarity on producing food while at the same time delivering environmental goals and nature restoration? That question is for anyone who’s prepared to answer.”

“Ms Hayns, do you think that non-farming projects and programmes have access to private investment?”

“Israel is the only country in the world that automatically and systematically prosecutes children in military courts, trying between 500 and 700 Palestinian children in that way each year. According to Save the Children, those children are at serious risk of contagious disease, hunger and abuse. Can the Minister reassu…”

“T9. Until covid, Hulland Ward had a local NHS clinic serving the community. However, it was closed, first temporarily and then permanently, leaving many vulnerable and elderly residents without healthcare and putting immense pressure on services in Brailsford. Will the Minister consider reopening that health centre? Wh…”

“You have just answered my final question as well. Thank you very much.”

“I have a question for Mr Park. How can climate change misinformation and disinformation be addressed so that public consensus and support can be achieved?”

“Just building on what has been said recently, the Committee has heard that inconsistent or confusing policy undermines public messaging. How does the public perceive Government messaging on climate change? How does this affect climate understanding and public buy-in? This is a question for Professor Whitmarsh.”

“I have a question for Mr Park and/or Ms Cook. The Climate Change Act and carbon budget legislation has mainly enjoyed cross-party support until now. How will the division over how to respond to climate change affect the public’s perception of it and their support for reducing emissions?”

“I was grateful for the opportunity to meet the Chancellor recently to highlight the impact that the changes to APR and BPR would have had on farmers in Derbyshire Dales. I therefore sincerely thank the Minister and the Chancellor for listening to me and other members of the Labour rural research group, and raising the …”

“My hon. Friend mentioned other Derbyshire MPs. Many of my constituents have told me how Ashgate hospice has been there for them in their darkest moments. Paula Reeve told me that what Ashgate did for her mother, Joan Dempsey, “felt nothing short of miraculous...That time was a very precious gift and my family remain in…”

“Agriculture is a major source of secondary particulate matter. How can we improve air quality in that sector?”

“Dr Megson, what are the risks to humans from PFAS entering the food chain? How could they be managed?”

“Ms Robinson, Denmark’s Environmental Protection Agency withdrew approval for eight additional PFAS-containing pesticides, following an earlier ban on 25 products. What would be the economic and practical implications for the agricultural sector if PFAS-containing pesticides were phased out?”

“Parts of Derbyshire are threatened by fracking because they fall within the Bowland-Hodder basin. We have a complex limestone geography, historical mine workings and natural cave systems. Fracking could undermine sub-surface stability and cause earthquakes, as it has elsewhere. Reform is promising to end the moratorium…”

“The new East Midlands Railway timetable will remove a second morning train between Matlock and Derby, significantly impacting commuters in the Derbyshire Dales. That will jeopardise employment and students’ education. Will my hon. Friend join me in urging EMR to find a solution that would ensure that the early morning …”

“Secretary of State, the new just transition mechanism will be applied by all countries, including our own, once the details of its operation have been agreed. As the UK decarbonises, how are you looking to ensure there is a just transition here, when people, places, sectors and workers are left behind?”

“You mentioned the clean energy jobs plan. It has been criticised for being too focused on short-to-medium-term jobs, such as construction for major transition projects, and lacking a longer-term career pathway. How do you respond to that assertion?”

“We may get caught out by the Division bell, but very quickly, we have heard that fleet and freight decarbonisation is off track, with heavy vehicles facing high costs and infrastructure uncertainty. What are the biggest barriers to electrifying vans and HGVs? What is the single policy change that would unlock scale?”