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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Hyndburn Borough Council has planted an awful lot of trees. In fact, I believe that it has planted more trees than any other borough in Lancashire. When will the Government reward Labour councils such as Hyndburn Borough Council for the work they have done to meet the Government’s targets?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Ivory Bill

"The hon. Gentleman has invested a lot of thought into the decommoditisation of ivory, as though that would be the silver bullet. Does he think that it is the silver bullet or that other action is needed to combat ivory poaching?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jul 2018
Ivory Bill

"I want to speak to new clause 2, although on new clause 1, and given the speech we just heard from the hon. Member for North East Hampshire (Mr Jayawardena), I must say that I entirely agree that we should broaden the species to which the Bill applies, because it …..."
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Written Question
Water: Conservation
Tuesday 26th June 2018

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to encourage the collection, storage and use of rainwater in (a) commercial and (b) residential properties.

Answered by David Rutley

The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambitions to improve water efficiency. We have committed to work with the water industry to agree what cost effective measures, including rainwater storage, are required to improve water efficiency for both commercial and residential properties.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I met some Angolan MPs last week who were unaware of a recent report stating that Angola’s elephant population has fallen from 200,000 to 3,400. Is not it the case that the world simply is not doing enough to protect the African elephant, as well as other animals and environmental …..."
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Written Question
Food: Prices
Thursday 3rd November 2016

Asked by: Graham P Jones (Labour - Hyndburn)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on food prices for products sourced from developing countries.

Answered by George Eustice

The UK currently sources only a small proportion of its food from developing countries. The most important drivers of retail food price inflation, including for products sourced from developing countries, are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2016
Welfare of Young Dogs Bred for Sale

"I will be brief, as I have just an odd few comments. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) on securing this important debate. Pets are an emotive issue. They have affection, they develop relationships and they understand torment and mistreatment. However, the purchase …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Mar 2016
Welfare of Young Dogs Bred for Sale

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jan 2016
Flooding

"The River Calder runs through the very north of my constituency. I went into the Ribble valley to see the devastation caused in Whalley. It truly was a tragedy. In the south of my constituency, the River Irwell burst its banks dramatically, having burst its banks in 2012, and nothing …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. My constituents and people around the United Kingdom are facing a cost of living crisis. This Government are not doing enough on water affordability. With fewer than 25,000 people eligible to benefit from social tariffs offered by just three water companies, does the Minister believe that the Government’s voluntary …..."
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