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Lords Chamber
Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023 - Wed 13 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) Removing the obligation to keep green cover such as crops and grass on soils over winter risks increasing - Speech Link
2: None This includes GAEC 1, on the protection of watercourses, which requires farmers to protect green cover - Speech Link
3: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) Where we think there may be a gap, and to be absolutely sure, we are very happy to have a belt-and-braces - Speech Link


Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Jan. 11 2024

Source Page: Approach to siting new nuclear power stations beyond 2025
Document: Nuclear National Policy Statement: AoS scoping report appendices volume 1 (PDF)

Found: • Green Belt (2019): Advice on the role of the Green Belt in the planning system • Hazardous substances


Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

May. 08 2024

Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Document: Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping Report for fusion energy - consultation document part 2 (PDF)

Found: • The OSPAR Convention 1992 (Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North


Deposited Papers

Jan. 03 2024

Source Page: I. National planning policy framework. December 2023. Incl. Annexes. 77p. II. Government response to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy consultation. 6p. III. Planning policy for traveller sites, August 2015. 12p.
Document: HMG_response_to_LURB_reforms_to_national_planning_policy.docx (webpage)

Found: Key points: Green Belt Over a quarter of respondents said that Green Belt boundaries should be capable


Commons Chamber
Former Afghan Special Forces: Deportation - Mon 11 Dec 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Nigel Evans (Con - Ribble Valley) Leigh, presented a Bill to exempt from Value Added Tax goods or services which are beneficial to the environment - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Luke Evans (Con - Bosworth) now delayed its plan until 2026, which means that places such as Burbage have housing without full protection - Speech Link
2: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) In constituencies such as Aldridge-Brownhills, our green belt is precious; and once it has gone, it has - Speech Link
3: Michael Gove (Con - Surrey Heath) That is better for economic growth, better for the environment, and better than bankrupt Labour Birmingham - Speech Link
4: Tom Hunt (Con - Ipswich) Public space protection orders can play an important role, but the local Labour council refuses to use - Speech Link


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

Dec. 12 2023

Source Page: Proposed South East Scotland Strategic Development Plan: EIR release
Document: 202200298249 - 1 - Submission to Minister - Document - 1 February 2019 - Release (PDF)

Found: spaces and green belt; and concentration on arterial routes leading to additional infrastructure issues


Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

May. 08 2024

Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Document: Appraisal of Sustainability Scoping Report for EN-8: appendix B (PDF)

Found: Landscape: The fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping some land


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) we already have for personal data protection. - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Whether it is regenerating local high streets, investing in parks and green spaces or tackling antisocial - Speech Link
3: Nigel Mills (Con - Amber Valley) There is only a 500-metre gap between them and both sites are wholly in the green belt. - Speech Link
4: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 06 Mar 2024
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland) The Minister should be aware that his colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Speech Link
2: John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) Scotland Office Ministers regularly attend the inter-ministerial group for environment, food and rural - Speech Link
3: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) Our recent changes to the national planning policy framework provide clearer protection for the green - Speech Link