Speeches by Savage.

“In my rural constituency, mobile banking hubs, including mobile vans and post offices, are absolutely vital, especially for older constituents who still prefer to use cash, and for rural businesses that need to pay in cash. Recently, services in Hullavington and Minety were suspended, which was a real problem. Does the…”

“With the President of the United States threatening a 15% blanket tariff on all trade with the US, does my hon. Friend agree that a closer relationship with the EU should be at the top of our priority list?”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North (Chris Curtis) on securing this timely debate and his thoughtful and heartfelt opening speech. Who does not love trees? They enhance our lives so much. In the past 18 months, morning walks in the woodlands…”

“I thank the hon. Member for her intervention. I am a member of the Environmental Audit Committee, and we are launching an inquiry into the importance of air quality, which needs to be addressed when we take a holistic view of how energy, humans and nature can thrive alongside one another. COP30 offered an opportunity t…”

“Sherston in South Cotswolds is in imminent danger of losing its surgery. There is an enormous local strength of feeling, with 2,850 out of 3,000 patients signing a petition. As the right hon. Lady mentioned, people who need doctors’ surgeries by definition tend to be elderly, ill or parents with small children, so does…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for introducing this important debate—I have to say, it feels like the nth debate that we have had on this issue. I am getting a very strong sense of déjà vu from standing here and in the Chamb…”

“This is my final question, which you have already touched on. You mentioned that once you have dealt with the firefighting foam as being the highest priority, you will then be looking at other consumer products. Will you be looking at a similar level of evidence needed for that as for firefighting foam?”

“Dr Daniels, you are in the hot seat for a bit longer, because I have three questions for you. You will get a bit of a breather after that. Thank you very much for your patience. HSE is consulting at the moment on restricting PFAS in firefighting foam, as has already been mentioned. What level of evidence triggered that…”

“I have a quick supplementary question to that. Clearly, 100 years ago we did not have PFAS, so we used to manage to conduct civilised life without PFAS. What things do you have in mind when you say that there may be some things where there is no acceptable substitute?”

“That brings me on to my second question about whether that decision on restricting PFAS in firefighting foam is likely to be implemented in line with the EU restriction coming into effect.”

“As an aside, it seems from our visit to a firefighting foam manufacturer that there are viable alternatives and they are mostly now working on clearing up the legacy toxicity on their site.”

“For firefighting foam specifically, yes.”

“There are many reasons people end up on universal credit and in family situations with more than two children. It is because of those blended families that Cotswold district council chose not to apply the two-child limit in its welfare support scheme. Does my hon. Friend agree that such councils—which have, in these ca…”

“The Liberal Democrats strongly welcome the Bill, and it is wonderful to hear support for it on both sides of the House. The global ocean treaty is one of the most significant environmental agreements of our time. It is currently the world’s only viable pathway towards meeting the global 30 by 30 target of protecting at…”

“I thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his intervention. The treaty does not yet go far enough on plastic pollution, and I hope that the countries of the world will bring their best endeavours to achieving an international agreement in that regard. So far, sadly, those negotiations have not succeeded. I also want to re…”

“Have you had any clarity from the Government on the timeline for the marine spatial prioritisation programme?”

“Natalie is shaking her head on that, okay. Thank you. We are also seeing delays with the land use framework.”

“Dame Glenys, we have a mutual friend in Dame Fiona Reynolds, and she and I have been talking a lot about land use. She is particularly advocating for the principle of multi-purposing land and how we can get more bang for the buck in the way that we use land. I wonder if that is a principle that you have been exploring …”

“Thank you. May I ask a supplementary question, please, Chair?”

“Welcome; it is lovely to see you again, Dame Glenys. My questions relate to a couple of areas that I feel very passionate about: ocean governance and land use. The Committee’s report on ocean governance noted the importance of spatial planning. How effective do you think the Government’s marine spatial prioritisation p…”