Speeches by Buckley.

“Thank you, that is very helpful. David Henderson, can we talk about the water sector? The Cunliffe review recommended, as you know, a single integrated water regulator. Would that be a useful step, in your perspective, for that regulator?”

“Are you suggesting that there could even be efficiencies within government, should that be simplified?”

“You could argue that there are even potentially three, with the Department of Health, because when we get on to the health implications, if we can demonstrate cost savings to the health service, that can sometimes justify increased regulation. Vicky Robinson, how would you address that question around the multiple regu…”

“Is a ban more efficient, so that you are costing the Government less?”

“It was more on the pollution measurement and data comparison that they are working on, rather than the UK. Are there any other thoughts before we move on?”

“You have each mentioned various examples from other European countries and from the regulation that is coming through the EU. Does any of you have a view about whether there would be any value for the UK in considering rejoining the European Environment Agency to be part of that regulatory landscape?”

“Looking for the Holy Trinity?”

“The plan is that the fines pay for the investigations, like recycling. Vicky Robinson, what do you want to see in the new year?”

“We will move on to the UK regulatory system and get into some detail on that. The PFAS management currently involves multiple regulators—drinking water, which we have touched on, food safety, environment, health and chemical registration. Does this multi-agency approach create challenges for the development, consistenc…”

“For a final word, back to you, David Henderson. Is there anything you would like to see in the new year in that UK plan on PFAS?”

“I am surely the luckiest MP in this House, as I represent the charming, thriving border town of Shrewsbury. We are in a strategic location: we serve as a hub for Shropshire, we are on the edge of the industrial west midlands and we are the gateway to Wales. Our railway is a major transit point for Welsh services operat…”

“We read that despite their high consumption, data centres were excluded from the CCC’s modelling. Do you have any concerns about that?”

“Claire, we are interested in electrification, and under the balanced pathway we are going to see demand for electricity increase from 18% to something nearer to 60%, aren’t we? We wanted to ask you about the barriers to upgrading the grid and how they can be addressed. You have touched on some of them already; do you w…”

“Our task is to move witnesses towards recommendations. Might you have a view on the use of smart grids? Might you have a view around VAT on energy efficient products that you want to share with the Committee?”

“So there should be a policy that incentivises behaviour change in both those areas.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) on securing this important debate, and colleagues on the excellent contributions we have enjoyed so far. We are very fortunate in Shropshire to be home to the Ironbridge Gorge, with …”

“My hon. Friend is making a really important point about the need to use these planning processes to align our transport infrastructure plans and ensure that they align with our ambitions around housing developments. Nowhere is the lack of public transport infrastructure more important than in rural constituencies such …”

“Do you have them again now?”

“In Bristol?”

“I will start with you, Professor Rogelj. The CCC’s advice for the seventh carbon budget shows that the UK must now move beyond that early progress in power and light transport towards exactly those more complex challenges of decarbonising industry, agriculture and aviation. How confident are you that the UK’s current p…”