Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Apr 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"4. To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help create affordable and sustainable housing on its lands. ..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Apr 2022
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"In my North Devon constituency, we have an acute affordable housing crisis, which was debated only yesterday in Westminster Hall. Will my hon. Friend provide further detail on what the Church might be able to do to assist?..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jan 2022
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"9. What recent assessment the Church of England has made of the contribution of Church schools to education provision (a) in North Devon constituency and (b) across the country. ..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jan 2022
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"Will my hon. Friend join me in thanking the many Church schools in North Devon, and will he say what steps are being taken by the Church to help pupils in these schools to catch up post covid, and to support their mental wellbeing?..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 7th July 2021
Asked by:
Selaine Saxby (Conservative - North Devon)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of the recommendations of the UN Environment Programme’s Life Cycle Initiative’s report on single-use nappies and their alternatives, published March 2021.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
In line with the 25 Year Environment Plan, and our Resources and Waste Strategy, we are considering the best approach to minimise the environmental impact of a range of products, including nappies, taking on board the environmental and social impacts of the options available. Potential additional policy measures include standards, consumer information and encouraging voluntary action by business.
Through the Environment Bill, we are seeking powers that will enable us to, where appropriate and subject to consultation, introduce eco-design and consumer information requirements. This could include labelling schemes that provide accurate information to consumers, to drive the market towards more sustainable products. The Environment Bill will also enable us to put in place extended producer responsibility schemes as well as design and labelling requirements, that relate to the efficient use of resources, for a wide range of products, including potentially nappies.
We are aware of the UN Environment Programme's report which references a number of life cycle analyses on nappies from around the world, including the work carried out by the Environment Agency in the UK in 2005 and 2008. We are also funding our own environmental assessment of disposable and washable absorbent hygiene products, with the primary focus on nappies, to bring the research for the UK up to date. The work will be published later this year, following peer review, and the sources of the information used will be included in the final report. Any future action on nappies by Government and industry will take this and any other relevant information into account.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What progress the Church of England has made towards its 2030 net zero target. ..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jun 2021
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"I am sure that my hon. Friend would agree that small rural churches, of which there are many in my North Devon constituency, have an important role to play in hitting net zero. I know many congregants who are keen to do more with their local church to help. Will …..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Jun 2021
World Oceans Day 2021
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered World Oceans Day 2021.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. The Earth is a blue marble. Over 70% of its surface is covered by water, and the algae that live on the surface account for more …..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Jun 2021
World Oceans Day 2021
"I am glad to see that there is such wide support for protecting and restoring our oceans on this World Oceans Day, in what I hope will be a marine super-year. Colleagues are right that we can do more to reach 30by30, to recognise the contribution that blue carbon can …..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 28 Apr 2021
British Meat and Dairy Products
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered British meat and dairy products.
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I am grateful to have secured this important debate at a time when there appears to be a growing disjoint between media coverage of …..."Selaine Saxby - View Speech
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