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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)

"New clause 21 seeks to support UK fishing businesses and the UK fishing industry as a whole by allowing consumers to make informed decisions about buying sustainably sourced fish. That, as Sustain mentions, will give the British public greater confidence, clarity and certainty about the quality of the UK produce …..."
Taiwo Owatemi - View Speech

View all Taiwo Owatemi (Lab - Coventry North West) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I rise to speak against the Government’s ambition to remove the clause. Like many clauses that the Government have sought to remove, this clause would go a long way towards ensuring the health of our marine ecosystem. As Greener …..."
Taiwo Owatemi - View Speech

View all Taiwo Owatemi (Lab - Coventry North West) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)

"Once again, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I wish to speak against the Government’s ambition to remove clause 18.

The clause makes job creation a major priority. Labour’s “jobs in coastal communities” clause was part of the laws to ensure that at least two-thirds …..."
Taiwo Owatemi - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I will speak in support of amendments 75 to 78. Amendments 75 and 76 aim to protect the ecosystem of our marine environment by mitigating the catchment of sensitive species. It is therefore right that amendment 77 allows for …..."
Taiwo Owatemi - View Speech

View all Taiwo Owatemi (Lab - Coventry North West) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 08 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I will speak in support of amendments 75 to 78. Amendments 75 and 76 aim to protect the ecosystem of our marine environment by mitigating the catchment of sensitive species. It is therefore right that amendment 77 allows for …

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Taiwo Owatemi - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2020
Protection of UK Food Standards

"I commend the hon. Member for securing the important debate. Like him, I have received countless emails and letters from my Coventry residents who are rightly concerned about a number of our protections, particularly food standards, post Brexit. Does he agree that we should aim for the highest possible standards …..."
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Written Question
Recreation Spaces
Monday 10th February 2020

Asked by: Taiwo Owatemi (Labour - Coventry North West)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring that communities have a balance between green spaces and infrastructure.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

The Secretary of State has had no formal discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) about balancing the provision of green spaces and infrastructure in communities in the past six months. Defra is working closely with the Ministry of HCLG on a number of projects seeking to ensure that green space and wider ‘green infrastructure’ is an integral part of communities. This includes developing revised planning guidance on open space, design guidance covering green spaces and green infrastructure standards for new development.

The Environment Bill makes biodiversity net gain mandatory for development granted permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. This will mean that developments must demonstrate a measurable biodiversity net gain of at least 10% above pre-development biodiversity value. This will help to ensure that new development in England enhances the environment, contributes to our ecological networks and conserves our precious landscapes.