Speeches by Hoare.

“There is life after Belfast City Council, then.”

“We have established that the situation provides environmental and ecological challenge and danger, which is potentially irreversible. We have clearly established that there is an impact on livelihoods as far as fishermen are concerned. Mr Curran, given the backdrop and what we know, what measures has NI Water introduce…”

“Does anybody have a handle on the spread and the quantum of the algae this summer compared with last? It struck me that last year the headlines were very dominant across media, and this year apparently less so.”

“Ms McBride, you set out the impacts clearly. Could I ask Mr Darby about the public health and ecological consequences of these recurring blooms?”

“Might I just declare an interest? Lord Shaftesbury is a constituent of mine and owns the bed of the lough.”

“I have a couple of quick questions for Ms Thompson. As no problem is ever really new, what, if any, other examples of recovery projects of a similar type or scale have you been looking at to try to learn how best to deal speedily with this important matter? Secondly, as Minister Muir said, these are bite-sized chunks. …”

“Is that about breaking down departmental silos and having a taskforce-type approach?”

“Forgive me if we do not all rush out and do the conga with excitement because it has been delegated as a priority.”

“It is to everybody, really. Let us start with Mr Darby.”

“We have had figures bandied around. We have had multiple five-year plans and reviews—“It is not X%; it is Y%. It is not Z%; it is T%”—as if that answers the question. Can I go back to this energy question? This is a precious and unique resource, which, when environmentally and ecologically destroyed, has no comeback po…”

“Is that personnel or financial?”

“Mr Curran, why can the models not be done concurrently rather than consecutively?”

“This is a question we will probably also ask of the Minister. You have referenced reports and studies. Given the scale of the challenge and the arrival at, or certainly closeness to, a tipping point, does the panel understand and share the frustration of many at the passing of the buck, as it were, between interested p…”

“We have established that the situation provides environmental and ecological challenge and danger, which is potentially irreversible. We have clearly established that there is an impact on livelihoods as far as fishermen are concerned. Mr Curran, given the backdrop and what we know, what measures has NI Water introduce…”

“Does anybody have a handle on the spread and the quantum of the algae this summer compared with last? It struck me that last year the headlines were very dominant across media, and this year apparently less so.”

“Ms McBride, you set out the impacts clearly. Could I ask Mr Darby about the public health and ecological consequences of these recurring blooms?”

“Might I just declare an interest? Lord Shaftesbury is a constituent of mine and owns the bed of the lough.”

“I thank my friend and neighbour, the hon. Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello), for securing this urgent question. I have exactly the same problem as he and the hon. Member for North Somerset (Sadik Al-Hassan), but in Shaftesbury in my constituency. I thank the staff of Boots, who are picking up such a huge amount o…”

“In the interests of trying to solve this issue, I wish the Secretary of State well and hope that he will bring forward the Bill and deal with its progress in the spirit of compromise and co-operation between the parties to find the best landing spot possible. He mentioned good faith, which is a precious resource that i…”

“The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 was never intended to be used by local authorities as an addendum to planning enforcement. The Secretary of State may well have seen recent media reports about this issue. Will he undertake to look into it and to issue guidance to local authorities, explaining that while they have many to…”