"We have already seen the vulnerability of our economy to global supply chain shocks from the impact of wars on food, fuel and fertiliser prices, but scientists now warn that we are likely to be heading into a super El Niño—a global heating event that will trigger extreme weather around …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. This is a hugely consequential instrument. Little democracy remains in our planning system, and this legislation will cut the amount down further. We are elected to this place to serve the public, not treat them as a …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"Is that not potentially reintroducing the same level of discretion and difference across the country if local planning authorities choose to use those powers in different ways?..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"Earlier this month, the Government announced that they are putting yet more money into the lower Thames crossing, meaning that we will now spend more than £3 billion on a road that costs more per mile than High Speed 2, and we will privatise away Dartford toll revenues for the …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on council and social housing. The affordability of home ownership is one of the biggest issues in our country. I welcome many of the recommendations in this report around tackling empty homes, reforming stamp duty and ensuring that we …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"I declare an interest as vice-chair of the climate and nature crisis caucus.
It is time to put it plainly: if we fail to prevent man-made climate change from getting worse, we face an existential threat to the British way of life. As our weather becomes more extreme, we face …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"For many years we have expected farmers to steward our environment and at the same time deliver food at rock-bottom prices to make up for the failure of politics to secure an affordable cost of living across the rest of society. That has made agricultural profitability increasingly difficult. Now, with …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"The Secretary of State has made the right decision in seeking to protect billpayers and opposing giving Thames Water a free pass to continue polluting our rivers. The thousands of hours of sewage spills into chalk streams and their tributaries across North East Hertfordshire that Thames Water has continued to …..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech
"Will the Secretary of State put an end to this unholy mess and rid us of this frankly parasitic company once and for all?..." Chris Hinchliff - View Speech