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Written Question
Biodiversity: Coastal Areas
Thursday 4th September 2025

Asked by: Amanda Martin (Labour - Portsmouth North)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve biodiversity in coastal areas impacted by algae overgrowth.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

In the most ambitious target on water pollution in history, we will halve sewage pollution by 2030.

We are restoring our waterways to good health so communities can once again take pride in their rivers, lakes and seas.

We are abolishing Ofwat and establishing a new, single, powerful regulator. We are ending the era of water companies marking their own homework by ending operator self-monitoring. And we are ensuring greater local involvement in planning decisions around water.

Division Vote (Commons)
3 Sep 2025 - Property Taxes - View Vote Context
Amanda Martin (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 322 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 335
Division Vote (Commons)
3 Sep 2025 - Hospitality Sector - View Vote Context
Amanda Martin (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 325 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 334
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2025
Property Taxes

"Like my family and friends and the people of my city, I saw at first hand the economic failures and harms done to the people of this country under 14 years of the previous Government—harm to our council services, armed forces and public services, the special educational needs and disabilities …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2025
Property Taxes

"As a former teacher, I say no. I will continue with the term free school meals.

We are also seeing breakfast clubs to support pupils and families at the start of every day, additional nursery allocations to help working parents with the crazy cost of childcare, and investment in our …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2025
Hospitality Sector

"As the third-largest employer in Britain, hospitality supports 3.5 million jobs and is the beating heart of our high streets and communities, yet this vital sector has been let down by a decade of Conservative neglect; over 10,000 pubs closed between 2010 and 2024. This motion continues to let down …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Amanda Martin (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 352 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 164
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Amanda Martin (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 352 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 367
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

"As someone who also represents a constituency in Hampshire, I agree with my hon. Friend. In terms of the letter we have sent, would it not make more sense for boundary changes to be part of the process, as opposed to an add-on at the end?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2025
Borders and Asylum

"It cannot be denied that we have inherited a very difficult position, and that there has recently been a real increase in the rhetoric on this issue, which is causing serious worry, upset, anger and mistrust in our communities. Many vital measures to tackle this organised crime, such as counter-terror-style …..."
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