Speeches by Heylings.

“That is 40% of transactions equivalent to how much?”

“Is that something that is a caution as well that you would like this Committee to—”

“Going back to you, Ms Toovey, you seemed to be raising a red flag about any changes to further exemptions. We know that six months ago the Government’s development and nature recovery working paper said that they would commit fully implementing biodiversity net gain, but just last week we have had announced the consult…”

“That is interesting and leads me on to my second question. Would that be something that you would like to see the Committee recommending as a way to help smaller developments?”

“Mr King, given that you were saying how difficult it is for some of the smaller housebuilders to do this, do you have any ideas of how they could be helped?”

“If I understand you correctly, you do not think that there is. You have not seen or encountered for you misuse of exemption.”

“Successive Governments have failed to deliver a fair energy transition for workers and communities. We have seen the devastating closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery, and now we are seeing uncertainty around the gas storage facility off the east coast. Just seven out of 87 offshore oil and gas companies are planning…”

“1. What steps she is taking through the spending review to support the transition to clean energy.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for moving the motion and for her powerful speech. I also thank all the signatories to the petition. I want to add my voice to the calls for transgender people to be able to change their legal g…”

“My hon. Friend is right to point out that compassion and fairness for those who are terminally ill are rightly at the heart of the Bill. Does he agree with my constituents who would like to see it extended to those terminally ill with motor neurone disease and neurodegenerative disorders, to give them choice and dignit…”

“I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. We have to name the report “In Broad Daylight” from Sheffield Hallam University, which found that all solar industry-relevant polysilicon producers in the Uyghur region were either using state-sponsored labour transfers of Uyghurs or were sourcing from companies that were. …”

“I rise in strong support of Lords amendment 2B and the consequential amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion). The Liberal Democrats welcome this key step by the Government towards preventing goods linked to Chinese slave labour from being part of our renewables businesses’ supply chains. The …”

“Mr Duncan, you mentioned that biodiversity net gain was good because of its objectivity in terms of the goal. The Office for Environmental Protection has said it is concerned about the environmental delivery plans because they are very much open to subjectivity. Do you feel they could be a blocker in a way, because the…”

“What responsibility and accountability would the developer have for their contribution to mediating the impact of that development?”

“But there could be an urgency to deal with them, because if they affect the value of the area, they could be needed, and not in some indeterminate future.”

“I would like to take us back to the question of the balance between house building and nature restoration. We have heard about biodiversity net gain bedding in, but beyond that there are proposals in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill for the nature restoration fund and for environmental delivery plans. I will take e…”

“Beyond biodiversity net gain there will be things that you can deal with that are, as you have said, ecological or environmental enhancements. Do you still feel that those things should happen and should be for the developer to do, rather than all that being put into the nature restoration fund approach?”

“I could not resist; I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, given the time limit. He is talking about how important language is, but is it not considered to be an act of national self-harm to talk down the incredible opportunity for the North sea to be a global leader?”

“Yes, we should join the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance. We very much support that. Following COP28, we are looking forward to COP30. Hopefully, the UK can once again demonstrate global leadership, as part of an alliance of other countries that finally has a clear transition pathway. Our UK port capacity is currently one…”

“We welcome the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, but we urge the Government to go further, particularly with regard to the protection of chalk streams. That is very personal to me and to many Members across the House. I have campaigned for many years to stop the dumping of raw sewage and for the better protection of o…”