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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Dr Blackman-Woods). She might wish to refer to the speech made by the hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon), given her knowledge of Northern Ireland, who made it very clear that this agreement does in fact …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Oct 2018
Agriculture Bill

"I am slightly surprised by the hon. Lady’s criticisms of DEFRA. I understood that agricultural policy was devolved in Scotland...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Oct 2018
Agriculture Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare). The concerns that he has expressed on behalf of his farmers about productivity and food production are echoed in my constituency. Eddisbury’s highly productive lowland farming land is responsible for producing about 3% of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Mar 2018
Water Supply Disruption

"The Environment Secretary highlighted to the industry last week that, on a normal day, 3 billion litres of water is lost to leaks. What can be done to ensure better regulation, particularly in tackling such a huge yearly water loss?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jan 2018
Forestry in England

"I invite my hon. Friend to come up to my constituency where Delamere forest nurseries, which are part of the Forestry Commission, grow many different types of trees and look in particular at future climate change impacts and what species will be best to plant...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jan 2018
Forestry in England

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Before I begin, I point Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) for securing this debate and for his work …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Jan 2018
Forestry in England

"I am always interested in calls for access, because one of the big problems is the spread of disease. Phytophthora ramorum spores can very easily be spread on people’s boots, so if someone walks in a forestry that has phytophthora in it—most of the Forestry Commission wood in Wales does—other …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Dec 2016
Tree Planting

"Rowlinson Timber in my constituency uses forestry products and imports many of them. Making products that go into the supply chain locks up the carbon for additional time and allows the wood to be recycled at the end of the product’s life, making a vital contribution to ecosystem services. Furthermore, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Dec 2016
Tree Planting

"Does my hon. Friend agree that in Wales, the incorporation of the Forestry Commission into Natural Resources Wales has been a disaster? That has had a dramatic effect on the perception of forestry as the missing F-word in policy...."
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Written Question

Sites of Special Scientific Interest

Monday 14th November 2016

Asked by: Antoinette Sandbach (Liberal Democrat - Eddisbury)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new sites has Natural England designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the last five years; and (a) what and (b) where each of those sites are.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

During the last five years (since 8 November 2011), Natural England has notified 21 wholly new sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) under section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. In that time, Natural England has also notified six new areas of land as extensions to existing SSSIs under sections 28B and 28C of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The 27 sites are listed below.

Name of SSSI	Unitary Authority/County	Type	Date notified
Mount Pleasant	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
Hallam Barn Grasslands	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
Lower Hollins	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
Wall Lands	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
Bradbourne Mill Meadows	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
South Lee Meadows	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
Matley Moor Meadows	Derbyshire	New	23 November 2011
Lugg and Hampton Meadows	Herefordshire	Extension	14 December 2011
Blackmore Vale Commons and Moors	Dorset	Extension	8 March 2012
Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits	North Yorkshire	Extension	30 March 2012
Eppleton Grassland	Sunderland	New	27 April 2012
Benty Grange	Derbyshire	New	19 June 2012
High Marks Barn	Devon	New	6 July 2012
Ives Head	Leicestershire	New	16 October 2012
Barrow Hill and Tansey Green	Dudley	New	13 November 2012
Calender Meadows	Northamptonshire	New	23 November 2012
Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill	Medway	Extension	13 March 2013
Holly Rock Fields	Leicestershire	New	28 March 2013
Waterfall Meadows	Derbyshire	New	25 June 2013
Crich Chase	Derbyshire	New	15 August 2013
Rampisham Down	Dorset	New	22 August 2013
Clifton Ings and Rawcliffe Meadows	North Yorkshire	New	25 September 2013
Birches	Herefordshire	New	9 January 2014
New Hadley Brickpit	Telford & Wrekin	Extension	22 May 2014
Bushy Park and Home Park	Richmond upon Thames	New	5 September 2014
Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses	Cumbria	Extension	13 March 2015
Pen Park Hole	City of Bristol	New	4 August 2016