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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Nov 2022
UK Canals and Waterways

"In my constituency, there is a great group called the Lapal Canal Trust, which is a dedicated project to restore the Dudley No.2 canal from Birmingham, Selly Oak into the Hawne Basin in Halesowen. It is an incredibly dedicated group of volunteers, which is reflected across the whole of the …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Feb 2020
Agriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)

"I suppose it’s down to me?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Feb 2020
Agriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)

"Q What do you think about the public good provisions in the Bill, and to what extent do you think they are correctly defined? Is there further scope for the definition of public good?

George Monbiot: I think it really important to tighten the definition and to stick with, …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Feb 2020
Agriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)

"Q The Bill makes provision for Ministers to report periodically on food security. What do you think about that? What other food security measures might you want to see?

Professor Keevil: To my mind, food security is the supply of wholesome, nutritious, safe food. Within that the key issue …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Feb 2020
Agriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)

"Q Diana Holland, in your submission you say that you think the Bill should have measures about pay conditions for agricultural workers. What do you think those measures should be, and why would the Bill, as drafted, be the most appropriate vehicle for them?

Diana Holland: The measures we …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Feb 2020
Agriculture Bill (Fourth sitting)

"Q This is a question probably for all three witnesses. In your submissions, you refer to some of the public good provisions in the Bill as being positive. I just wondered what aspects of the Bill you thought needed to be improved.

Dr Palmer: The Bill is a good …..."
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Written Question
Rights of Way
Thursday 30th March 2017

Asked by: James Morris (Conservative - Halesowen and Rowley Regis)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on proposed changes in the guidance on public rights of way; and from when the revised version of that guidance will be effective.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

I am not in a position to update the Honourable Member on timings.

Written Question
Rights of Way
Monday 5th December 2016

Asked by: James Morris (Conservative - Halesowen and Rowley Regis)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the proposed changes in guidance for public rights of way; and from when she expects the updated version of that guidance will be effective.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

Good progress has been made on drafting the various required statutory instruments and guidance, working with the Stakeholder Working Group who developed the recommendations for reform. The group produced a finely balanced package of recommendations and we want to present our work in one go because this is very much a package of recommendations. We hope to bring it forward but I am not in a position to say precisely when.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Mar 2014
Managing Flood Risk

"My hon. Friend talks about bringing together the community around flood issues, but one point about resilience, particularly in my constituency, has been the work of the Halesowen flood committee led by Claude Mosseri and his wife Ruth. They have brought together the relevant agencies to do vital work around …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Oct 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

"Many residents in Halesowen were badly affected by flooding in 2008 and are concerned about whether they will be able to obtain appropriate flood insurance in the future. Will the Secretary of State reassure them, as I think he already has, that they will be able to obtain appropriate flood …..."
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