Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Baroness Coffey and Susan Elan Jones

Thursday 20th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Dr Coffey]

That is absolutely the case. My right hon. Friend spoke to me this morning about this issue. I will follow up on it, because when major infrastructure projects go ahead, it is important that people should have confidence, and while some vegetation might need to be removed, HS2 is supposed to be planting at least 5 million trees. We will make sure that it does so.

[Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)]

7. If he will hold discussions with the Home Secretary on increasing the limit on workers in the seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Baroness Coffey and Susan Elan Jones

Thursday 9th May 2019 Commons Chamber

[Dr Coffey]

The landfill tax has been important in reducing landfill. As I have just said, we are consulting on measures that build on the resources and waste strategy that we published a few months ago. We have been quite clear that we must ensure that we increase recycling, and we will take further measures if incineration is still proving part of the problem.

[Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)]

7. What steps his Department is taking to speed up subsidy payments to farmers.