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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
UK Fishing Industry

"I am grateful to the hon. Lady, who introduced the debate extremely well, for being concise and for giving other hon. Members a good chance. I call Brendan O’Hara...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
UK Fishing Industry

"Order. It might be of interest to Members that from now onwards a limit of six minutes per speaker would be advisable...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
UK Fishing Industry

"I am grateful to you, Mr Carmichael, for being so concise in your remarks. I call Deidre Brock...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
UK Fishing Industry

"Order. You cannot really use such language...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 12 Dec 2018
UK Fishing Industry

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his dynamic speech. The hon. Member for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray) has indicated to me that she does not want time for a wind-up speech, so that leaves the Minister with 12 minutes. I call the Minister...."
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Written Question
Air Pollution: Children
Monday 26th November 2018

Asked by: Lord Bellingham (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect children from the health effects of toxic air.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

The government’s Air Quality Grant Programme provides funding to local authorities; funding projects in local communities to tackle air pollution and reduce emissions affecting schools, businesses and residents. Local authorities have a duty to monitor and assess air quality and to take action to reduce pollution where these breach statutory limits, and are best placed to determine local priorities.

Defra awarded a total of £2.4 million to local authorities in England from the 2017/18 air quality grant fund; £3.7 million was awarded in 2016/17, and £0.5 million in 2015/6. £3 million has been allocated for 2018/19.

While all measures which reduce air pollution will reduce exposure of children to these harmful pollutants, some projects have elements that are specifically targeted at children. For example:

In 2016-17, the London Borough of Islington were awarded £50k to run a local school focused awareness and engagement campaign through the air quality grant; and

In 2017/18, Spelthorne Borough Council were given £145,188 to run an awareness campaign in schools across Surrey.

Details of further funding from the Air Quality Grant Programme, including funding specifically directed at children can be found on the Air Quality Grant Programme webpage here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-grant-programme.

The Government has also put in place a £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, which includes £495 million for councils to improve air quality. Councils with serious air quality problems may bid for a share of these funds. We have consulted on our new world leading Clean Air Strategy, which includes new and ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies which will help us to clean up our air faster and more effectively.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Oct 2018
Middle Level Bill

"It is a pleasure to participate in this debate on this very important Bill. I would first like to pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), who volunteered to take it on. It has required a lot of work and effort. I want to put …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Jun 2018
British Flora: Protection from Imported Diseases

"I plan to start the wind-ups at five past five, which leaves us exactly 10 minutes. I would be grateful if the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and the right hon. Member for Newbury (Richard Benyon) would split the time between them...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Coastal Erosion

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. She will be aware that East Anglia suffered serious floods as the result of surge tides in 2013. The private sector has financed a lot of the recharging of the beaches through a community interest company in my constituency, but does …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Coastal Erosion

"The hon. Gentleman talked about shoreline management. Does he agree that there is a major role for the private sector to contribute, working in partnership with local authorities?..."
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