Speeches by Wilson.

“I want to come to that in a moment. Could I just press you on the strategy? It is not just a case of providing facilities. There are huge amounts of money to be made by criminal gangs and bad operators simply taking waste from this country and dumping it elsewhere. How do you see the strategy dealing with that issue, w…”

“In your responses, you have all indicated that you take these issues seriously, and you have sought to increase the number of cases that are brought forward, to train staff and so on. But would you accept that the perception among politicians is that there is, at least, inconsistency across different police forces in d…”

“That is very helpful. While we are looking at what can be done to protect politicians, when police overstep the mark, we are the first to complain about freedom of speech and interfering with the electoral process. You have talked about the case studies and providing more clarity on the meaning of the legislation, but …”

“In your responses, you have all indicated that you take these issues seriously, and you have sought to increase the number of cases that are brought forward, to train staff and so on. But would you accept that the perception among politicians is that there is, at least, inconsistency across different police forces in d…”

“Is that inconsistency due to a misunderstanding or lack of clarity about the existing legislation, and do we therefore need national legislation, rather than the present legislation or present rules? Or is it due to the fact that we just have so many different police forces across the United Kingdom that it is difficul…”

“That is very helpful. While we are looking at what can be done to protect politicians, when police overstep the mark, we are the first to complain about freedom of speech and interfering with the electoral process. You have talked about the case studies and providing more clarity on the meaning of the legislation, but …”

“Is that inconsistency due to a misunderstanding or lack of clarity about the existing legislation, and do we therefore need national legislation, rather than the present legislation or present rules? Or is it due to the fact that we just have so many different police forces across the United Kingdom that it is difficul…”

“Both of you have mentioned risk and the risks involved in working in the marine environment, but what risks do you see arising when marine planning is developed without meaningful stakeholder engagement? That includes you but also the communities that are affected by it and the environmental perspective. Mr Bell, maybe…”

“In your written evidence, you indicated the various regulatory hoops you have to go through when obtaining planning permissions, marine licences and so on. What impact does all the environmental and marine protection requirements have on your industries?”

“In the information supplied to us, I did not see any comments made about there being too much regulation. I think the quote was the slow speed of the process was causing a huge constraint on economic growth. How do you see the process being speeded up to deal with the kind of issues that were raised in the comments tha…”

“Mr Russell, do you want to come back on that question?”

“Both of you have mentioned risk and the risks involved in working in the marine environment, but what risks do you see arising when marine planning is developed without meaningful stakeholder engagement? That includes you but also the communities that are affected by it and the environmental perspective. Mr Bell, maybe…”

“Moving on, both of your industries are regarded as having a big environmental impact and very often they are interpreted as having a detrimental environmental impact. What measures do you take to try to reduce that, and incorporate within your activities measures to be sure that your environmental impact is minimised?”

“Mr Bell, from your side of the whole issue, do you believe that the regulations are sufficient? As far as the practices that your organisation observes, do you believe that the regulations are sufficiently implemented by the likes of ports or the aggregates industry to deal with any environmental harm that may occur?”

“We asked the other panel this question. Do you see how new technology can help to improve the outcomes from the activities of your industries?”

“In your written evidence, you indicated the various regulatory hoops you have to go through when obtaining planning permissions, marine licences and so on. What impact does all the environmental and marine protection requirements have on your industries?”

“In the information supplied to us, I did not see any comments made about there being too much regulation. I think the quote was the slow speed of the process was causing a huge constraint on economic growth. How do you see the process being speeded up to deal with the kind of issues that were raised in the comments tha…”

“Mr Russell, do you want to come back on that question?”

“Moving on, both of your industries are regarded as having a big environmental impact and very often they are interpreted as having a detrimental environmental impact. What measures do you take to try to reduce that, and incorporate within your activities measures to be sure that your environmental impact is minimised?”

“Mr Bell, from your side of the whole issue, do you believe that the regulations are sufficient? As far as the practices that your organisation observes, do you believe that the regulations are sufficiently implemented by the likes of ports or the aggregates industry to deal with any environmental harm that may occur?”