Speeches by Buckley.

“I will push you on that, to try to translate it for people who might be watching. Are you suggesting things like ULEZ, lower emission zones? Is that the type of measure you mean, or do you mean that there should be regulation around carburettors so that there is a different level? This would help lay people to understa…”

“That is really clear. Turning to your colleagues for a moment, what additional measures would be necessary to reach those lower targets for PM2.5?”

“I would like to take us back a step to the discussion we had about the UK being a bit of an outlier in those comparisons with other countries. Starting with you, Larissa Lockwood, what are the benefits of bringing the UK targets in line with World Health Organisation guidelines?”

“Last-mile or outer zones for delivery?”

“Yes, particularly on transport, which you all referred to. Even when you were referring to housing, you were talking about housing on main roads and children walking along main roads to school. It keeps coming back to what is happening with pollution from vehicle emissions. The overlap is so strong, isn’t it? We need t…”

“I can reassure you that, yesterday, the Transport Committee had a session looking at the electrification agenda, specifically focusing on freight. I would encourage you to engage with them so that we can join up that circle. My final question is on the debate we keep having: how does the UK compare with other countries…”

“Basically, regulation and local initiatives to control areas rather than incentives, grants or innovation support?”

“The electrification agenda.”

“Ms Chambers, did you want to add anything?”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful case for the reform of the CMS. My constituent has been hounded by her ex-partner, with eight consecutive investigations by the CMS triggered by his complaints about her. It has ultimately caused her to give up work. Does my hon. Friend agree that vexatious complaints such as those m…”

“The 6,700 households in my constituency that are wholly reliant on heating oil have been very anxious following the impact of the war. They tell me that the impact on oil supplies has doubled and—in one case—trebled the price of heating oil, and some suppliers are no longer offering delivery dates. Elderly residents ar…”

“So it is as much about protecting what we already have with those financial subsidies as it is about growing and expanding.”

“So separate specific grant schemes, replicating successful ones in Wales. Did you want to come in, Dr Weatherall?”

“Between you, you have suggested what feels like targets or minimum thresholds, which feels like a proposal that could be fed to Government in our report, but you also were very clear at the start that this is an economic issue of businesses. How do we persuade businesses by adding more regulation? How do we crack that …”

“So a mix.”

“Are you suggesting that the definitions should be made wider in order to make that more feasible?”

“Okay. And you, Mr Knight?”

“That is really helpful, thank you. Mr Tubby?”

“You have already touched on deer management, and you made an articulate case about the economic threat to our woodlands. We were glad to see you observing the previous panel. Do you agree with their assessments of the threats facing ancient woodlands and how they can be addressed? I will start with Dr Weatherall.”

“It is just about the funding following the action plan to match the policy?”