Speeches by Blake.

“We have already heard on this but, finally, given that only one of the 50 targets have been set for the industry since 2000 has been met, how likely is it that the targets that we are talking about will be met?”

“To ask a bit more about the carbon budgets that we have coming up—this is to Mr Beckford—should the Government include international aviation emissions within the carbon budgets, and would you be surprised if they did not?”

“You have pre-empted my next question but, going back to that report, what would the reduction look like to close that gap and what is your view of trying to achieve the carbon budget in terms of aviation?”

“We will come back to demand management later, but what impact would integration of the emissions into the carbon budget have on the actual likelihood of achieving those budgets?”

“We will come back to demand management later, but what impact would integration of the emissions into the carbon budget have on the actual likelihood of achieving those budgets?”

“To ask a bit more about the carbon budgets that we have coming up—this is to Mr Beckford—should the Government include international aviation emissions within the carbon budgets, and would you be surprised if they did not?”

“You have pre-empted my next question but, going back to that report, what would the reduction look like to close that gap and what is your view of trying to achieve the carbon budget in terms of aviation?”

“I refer the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests about the help that I receive from the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project. I am also the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on migration. I welcome the Government’s action in the Bill to repeal parts of the previous…”

“Does the Secretary of State agree that far from being strangers, migrants are our neighbours, friends and family and an integral part of our community, and that moves to cast them as strangers are divisive and hostile and risk legitimising the same far-right violence that we saw in last year’s summer riots? Have we lea…”

“Mr Spearing, do you have anything on that final point about adherence to the mitigation hierarchy?”

“That is probably for a different Committee.”

“Do any of you have an example of where you have gone beyond the 10% target? Would you want to adopt a wider policy of trying to get to 15% or 20% on sites? If yes, what was your experience? If no, what is preventing you from being a bit more ambitious?”

“Do you think that 10% is too much of a blunt instrument then?”

“Do either of the other witnesses have examples?”

“I appreciate that it is very new, but are there any other environmental actions that developers could be taking before relying on BNG? What impact, if any, is BNG having on adherence to mitigation hierarchy?”

“Yes—it is not new.”

“We are short on time.”

“Moving on to biodiversity net gain, can I ask both the people in the room—because I think it is most relevant to your organisations—what the biggest concerns are about the implementation and delivery of biodiversity net gain?”

“As a Committee, we have heard quite a mix of views on the BNG hierarchy, and you have both highlighted the challenges of what the preference should be on site versus off site. In your view, which side of the argument is best on that? Which is better? We have heard conflicting evidence.”

“As someone with ADHD, it is disappointing to hear from many of my constituents about difficulties in accessing diagnosis, medication and other therapeutic inputs for ADHD, and the impact on their lives and livelihoods as a result. Whether for children or adults, waits of two, five or seven years are becoming the norm. …”