Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Ivory Bill
"When my hon. Friend begins to explain why the Government’s proposals are better than Opposition new clause 1, will he provide the House with evidence such as potential legal challenges or judicial review that has led the Government to decide that this is a better way to proceed?..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Jun 2018
British Flora: Protection from Imported Diseases
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the protection of British flora from imported diseases.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I am extremely grateful to have been granted this debate, particularly as this is such a pertinent issue; the Forestry Commission recently …..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Jun 2018
British Flora: Protection from Imported Diseases
"My right hon. Friend is precisely right. Forewarned is forearmed, and the more we can publicise these impending diseases coming to our islands, the better. He will acknowledge, as a former Environment Minister, that in some respects the problem is already here. It is about how we stop it from …..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Jun 2018
British Flora: Protection from Imported Diseases
"I thank all right hon. and hon. Members from the Conservative party, the Scottish National party and the Democratic Unionist party, and the rather lonely spokesman for the Opposition Labour party, for taking part in this debate. It is a subject that I would have thought would interest hon. Members …..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Coastal Erosion
"In following the hon. Lady’s speech just now, I am not certain as to which is eroding more quickly: the coastline of Scotland or support for the increasingly incompetent SNP Administration in Edinburgh.
I want to confine my remarks to a particular part of my constituency, one of the jewels …..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Coastal Erosion
"I agree with my hon. Friend that it is almost impossible to ask local authorities for large amounts of money to fill the gap because they all operate under very strict financial constraints now. Such schemes should not be held back by relying on the local authority to make up …..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Coastal Erosion
"I hear what the Minister says about local businesses helping, but in a town such as Sidmouth, where the average local business is a small retailer already suffering under business rates and with lack of footfall on the high street, is it realistic to expect such smaller companies to contribute?..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 May 2018
Plastic Bottles and Coffee Cups
"I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. Has she or her Committee come to a conclusion as why the Government are seemingly so resistant to oxo-biodegradable plastic technology, which was invented by Professor Scott at Aston University in the 1970s? Does she agree that the Government have …..."Lord Swire - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 17th May 2018
Asked by:
Lord Swire (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, if he will set out all land owned by the Forestry Commission where development has been granted for holiday centres or associated tourist developments.
Answered by George Eustice
Listed below are the sites on land managed by the Forestry Commission where there have been the most significant visitor developments. Many of these are long standing and where required the necessary planning consents are in place. The sites where planning permission has been granted and work has not started or is in progress are noted.
Forestry Commission Visitor Centres
Alice Holt Forest
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
Bolderwood Car Park and Visitor Site
Cannock Chase Forest
Dalby Forest
Delamere Forest – consent granted - redevelopment pending
Fineshade Wood
Grizedale
Haldon Forest Park – consent granted - redevelopment pending
Hamsterley Forest
Hicks Lodge
High Lodge Thetford Forest
Kielder Castle Visitor Centre
Kielder Water and Forest Park
Moors Valley Country Park
Rosliston Forest
Sherwood Pines
Thames Chase Forest Centre & Broadfields
Wendover - consent granted – redevelopment underway
Whinlatter
Wyre
Westonbirt Arboretum
Forest Holidays Cabin Sites
Keldy, North Yorkshire
Cropton, North Yorkshire
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Thorpe Forest, Norfolk
Blackwood Forest, Hampshire
Forest of Dean
Deerpark, Cornwall
Delamere Forest - Consent granted - development pending
Camping in the Forest Campsites
Hollands Wood, New Forest
Aldridge Hill, New Forest
Ashurst, New Forest
Denny Wood, New Forest
Holmsley, New Forest
Longbeech, New Forest
Matley Wood, New Forest
Ocknell, New Forest
Roundhill, New Forest
Setthorns, New Forest
Postern Hill, Savernake
Bracelands, Forest of Dean
Christchurch, Forest of Dean
Sherwood Forest – under development
Third Party Developments (not listed above)
Matlock, cabin site
Rosliston, cabin development with Local Authority
Written Question
Monday 19th March 2018
Asked by:
Lord Swire (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 encourage Parish Councils to adopt single-use plastic-free policies.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
We published our 25 Year Environment Plan on 11 January. This states our ambition to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste and, in particular, the waste from single use plastics. The steps we will take to achieve this include exploring the introduction of plastic free aisles by retailers; exploring how we can develop our producer responsibility schemes to give producers more incentives to design more resource efficient products; and extending the carrier bag charge to small retailers.
HM Treasury published a call for evidence on 13 March that seeks views on how the tax system or charges could reduce the amount of single use plastics waste by reducing the unnecessary production of these items; increasing reuse wherever feasible; and increasing the levels of recycling.
The Government would like to see all levels of government support the 25YEP and its initiatives, including parish councils.