Barry in Westminster - Barry Gardiner MP

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State of Climate and Nature

Commons debates

I thank my right hon. Friend for this statement; I have waited 14 years for it, and I look forward to such a statement being given to the House in each of the next 14 years. One of the key...

Clause 1 - Review of law on marketing authorisations

Rare Cancers Bill

Barry Gardiner made a speech in the House of Commons

Like everyone else, I want to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur) for bringing this important Bill before the House. I had not intended to speak in this debate;...

Electricity Market Review

Commons debates

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on this package of measures, which will reduce energy costs. The system left by the Conservatives needed to tackle three things: transmission charges,...

UK-France Nuclear Partnership

Commons debates

Is the Minister as surprised as I was to find that the shadow Secretary of State only half quoted that sentence from the report in Navy Lookout, about making it clearer that “no extreme...

Marine Protected Areas

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Barry Gardiner received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for implementing measures in Inshore Marine Protected Areas.

Marine Protected Areas: Byelaws

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Barry Gardiner received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department adopted the features-based approach for the assessment method for the stage 3 Marine Protected Area...

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Barry Gardiner received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of England's waters would be closed to bottom trawling when the proposed stage 3 byelaws are implemented.

Marine Protected Areas: Byelaws

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Barry Gardiner received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for the implementation of the stage 3 offshore MPA byelaws once the consultation has been concluded.

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

Commons debates

I think that Members on the Government Benches appreciate the concessions that the Minister has already made. When he is talking about whether measures will be put in primary legislation, he must...

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

Commons debates

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that she has put into the changes that have been made to the Bill. She spoke of cost shunting—the way that cuts in one area have forced people...

Middle East

Commons debates

As the Member of Parliament for the largest Jewish school in Europe, may I thank the Foreign Secretary for his earlier assurances on safeguarding the community in this country? May I also commend...

Air India Plane Crash

Commons debates

The Minister will be aware that as we speak, the Indian High Commission in London is holding a commemoration service for those who have been lost. He also knows that my constituency of Brent...

Iran-Israel Conflict

Commons debates

The failure to get transparent information from the United Nations Special Commission and the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission caused untold damage 22 years ago....

Environmental Audit Committee

Commons debates

I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for how he has conducted this inquiry and presented the report to the House. I also thank the Clerks and officials who prepared the report under...

Justice Committee

Commons debates

I welcome the statement from the Chair of the Select Committee and the appointment of Dame Vera Baird as the interim chair. Does my hon. Friend share a certain incredulity that the Ministry of...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Paragraph 7.36 of “Erskine May” states the process for setting out the ratification of international treaties. The Government’s treaty tracker says the global oceans treaty that...

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons debates

Food is the means of life, and it must not be used as a weapon of war. The Foreign Secretary has rightly condemned its use as morally wrong, but it is also a breach of international humanitarian...

Environmental Audit Committee

Commons debates

I am delighted to speak in support of the Committee’s report, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee on the way in which he has led the Committee and on how he...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Yesterday I spoke with colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the progress of the treaty on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction—sometimes known as...

Trade Negotiations

Commons debates

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting representatives of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry when they came here with my old friend Piyush Goyal. I congratulate the...