Environment Bill Debate
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Antoinette Sandbach
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Environment Bill
Antoinette Sandbach ExcerptsMonday 28th October 2019
(5 years, 10 months ago)
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Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Ind)
I would be grateful if the hon. Lady could confirm that she welcomes the ambition in the Bill to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it inherited, but does she also agree that that means that the Bill should reflect a non-regression principle—in other words, that our environmental standards should not fall below what we currently have?
Sue Hayman
The hon. Lady makes an important point. I shall come to non-regression later.