Speeches by Rhodes.

“Have you identified any good practice, or perhaps missed opportunities in integrating adaptation into any recently announced Government policies? Have you seen examples of good practice or things where you think opportunities have been missed?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for securing this important debate. The importance of improving humanitarian access to help offset the intolerable hardship, suffering and misery that currently faces those living …”

“Mr Martin, you mentioned London in particular and issues of water stress factors and so on for climate change. More generally, are there particular challenges around urban areas or big infrastructure, such as road-building projects?”

“You said just before the break that, with regards to planting trees, there are always some failures. That is always the case. If you are planting in the right conditions, what is the normal failure rate?”

“You mentioned earlier choosing particular species and so on, but what about aftercare? Once they are planted, what is required in terms of tree planning in these sorts of places?”

“Business and Trade.”

“Trade as a subject is obviously very much at the top of the political agenda at the moment. In the international context, there is a debate about tariffs. In the UK, the post-Brexit trade deals and the launch of the UK Government’s new trade strategy all mean that issues around trade are prominent. The new UK trade str…”

“We do not necessarily want to be training and putting all this extra money, just for that talent to leave.”

“Do we need a system wherein planners in general know more about ecology, and ecologists know more about planning than they do currently?”

“I want to follow up on the issues of ecology and skills shortages.”

“Just to follow up on what you have said about employing more people and introducing more training and tech solutions that, is the capacity there to do that quickly enough? If we are talking about moving very quickly in this whole area, because we want to build all these houses, will we have the necessary training in pl…”

“On the point about planning, and given the increasing importance of integrating nature recovery into planning, how will you ensure that the planners will have the required ecological understanding?”

“Throughout this inquiry, we have received a lot of evidence regarding skills shortages in ecology, construction and planning. To what extent do those shortages present a risk to the Government meeting both its housing and nature targets?”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns) for securing the debate and highlighting the role of the RAF unarmed Photographic Reconnaissance Unit during the second world war. The unit made a contribution that deserves to be remembered. As mentione…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) for securing the debate and for her speech highlighting the importance of credit unions, both now and in the future. As financial co-operative organisations, credit unions are…”

“I agree that although we need robust regulation, we need to ensure that it is supportive of credit unions, particularly at a time when many communities need them more than ever and the challenge of organisations that seek to exploit vulnerable communities is very much at the fore. Credit unions as institutions act as i…”

“Will the Leader of the House make time for a debate on the accessibility of banking services for disabled people and those with additional support needs? That would follow concerns raised with me by the banking campaign steering group—part of the Advisory Group in Glasgow, based in my constituency—which reports widespr…”

“T9. What steps is the Home Office taking to ensure that Palestinian students awarded scholarships to UK universities can obtain visas and travel to the UK to take up their places?”

“It is important to note that the International Court of Justice has indeed given the advisory opinion that Israel’s continued presence in Palestinian territory is unlawful. I hope the Minister will refer to that in his remarks. There have long been concerns that the illegal settler movement has aligned with Israeli sta…”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) for securing this important debate and for his speech highlighting what a Labour Government in Westminster can mean for our constituents in Scotland. The spending review delivers …”