Speeches by Buckley.

“Are you suggesting that if the woodlands have more of a critical mass, a larger size, additional benefits accrue from them?”

“It could be capacity, training, knowledge, because it is further away from environment.”

“Just going back to the review you did and which you have just committed to do again, perhaps there is space in there for a bit of an action plan setting out how you will help those Departments that are performing the weakest.”

“We would certainly welcome sight of that, if that is possible. I have a follow-up question. Both your own review and the OEP’s review of the implementation of EPPS found there was some inconsistency with senior leadership buy-in between different Departments, with variations in the duty’s application. Which Departments…”

“That is helpful, and it is really what the OEP is asking, isn’t it? It is asking for proof that the tool is effective. Are there any plans to update that, maybe an annual review, so that you are doing a touchpoint saying, “Coming back to it, we are just checking in on how effective that is year on year”? I think that c…”

“I would like to come back, Minister, to something you mentioned about the environmental principles policy statement and the way you are working across Government. The OEP has repeatedly called for more transparency to demonstrate whether that policy statement is influencing policy development at a formative stage, as i…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. It is incredible to see that more than 121,000 people signed John Story’s powerful petition, which has enabled today’s debate. I am here to give two clear messages. My first message is to apologise to local campaigners, particularly Mandy Hudson, who wrote to…”

“Just continuing on that proposed ban, when parliamentary time allows, to what extent would you say England has kept pace with the devolved nations on this?”

“Just imagine that you had a mechanism to get a message through to the people who are drafting the King’s Speech for next year’s list of legislation. Imagine that mechanism is the report of today’s session, and so any recommendations in there will be read by the Ministers, who will feed into the people drafting next yea…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins) for securing today’s debate, which brings together so many of us who have a shared passion for aligning local transport with development. I can understand why so many colleagues…”

“You are suggesting a pick and mix—take the best bits and take them forward?”

“On that EU point, I will hand over to my colleague Martin Rhodes.”

“This is a question for Richard Daniels. The Government have made a commitment to take regulatory decisions that are made by other trusted jurisdictions as the starting point for action under UK REACH. How will the Health and Safety Executive provide expert support to the Government in that endeavour?”

“I would just like to pick up that point about timelines, if that is okay, because I know that my farmers have questions around pesticides. It is great that we are starting to export and import more, isn’t it, to our European partner countries? However, where there is a gap in that timetable around pesticide regulation,…”

“Excellent, for it to be included within that road map. That is a helpful contribution. Thank you all.”

“Have you been involved in the revision to the SFI scheme?”

“That is a very helpful recommendation. I am going to bring in Dr Maguire in case she would like to add anything. I think we can all agree that that profitability question is at the heart of how we support farmers to embrace some of these new ideas, and I would be interested as to whether you think the Batters review he…”

“It is interesting. Your report does highlight the need for that greater effectiveness around the support mechanisms. In your view, what is preventing the Government from making improvements to that farm advisory service?”

“I see Natalie Prosser nodding there. Did you want to add in on what confidence you have in the Government’s plans to do that or what else needs to happen?”

“Are you inching towards a recommendation that greater resources would be required for that to be effective?”