Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (Second sitting)
"Q May I address this, please, to Mark Dodgson and Anthony Browne? I think that some people have raised concerns about the fact that the accredited civilian officers in clause 17 are, at present, entitled to some quite swingeing powers to enter premises, search, check and all that sort …..."Alex Chalk - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (Second sitting)
"Q The point is that it is not entirely clear in the legislation who these accredited civilian officers would be, where they would be drawn from and what their qualifications would be.
Anthony Browne: That is one consideration, and we are not clear about that. Also, they have got …..."Alex Chalk - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (Second sitting)
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 12 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill (First sitting)
"Q Stepping back from this a little, we know that, although the UK is showing global leadership on this matter, what will arguably move the dial most is what happens in huge markets such as China. To what extent are you able, at sub-governmental level so to speak, to …..."Alex Chalk - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 11th June 2018
Asked by:
Alex Chalk (Conservative - Cheltenham)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's consultation on the introduction of a deposit return scheme.
Answered by David Rutley
The Government has confirmed that it will introduce a deposit return scheme in England, subject to consultation later this year. The consultation will look at the details of how such a scheme would work, alongside other measures to increase recycling rates.
Written Question
Thursday 7th June 2018
Asked by:
Alex Chalk (Conservative - Cheltenham)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have met with representatives of the (i) Scottish and (iii) Welsh Government to discuss the potential scope of a deposit return scheme.
Answered by David Rutley
The Secretary of State has discussed deposit return schemes (DRS) with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham, Welsh Minister for Environment Hannah Blythyn and Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths.
Defra officials have met their counterpart officials representing the Scottish and Welsh Governments to discuss the potential scope of a DRS.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend; I have ruined his peroration. Does he agree that there would be a great deal more buy-in from the public if the Department for International Development were renamed the Department for International Development and Conservation, so that people could understand that that was …..."Alex Chalk - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Ivory Bill
"It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I want to underscore some of the points already made and develop a further point that I canvassed briefly with my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith).
The first reason why this Bill is so important is …..."Alex Chalk - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 04 Jun 2018
Fur Trade
"The hon. Gentleman has been incredibly generous with his time. Does he agree that we in this country sometimes underestimate our power to influence and show leadership? What a powerful statement of intent it would be if we were to take this decisive action and ban fur imports into our …..."Alex Chalk - View Speech
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