Barry grilled representatives from the electronics industry today during the Environmental Audit Committee, namely those from Beko and Samsung regarding planned obsolescence including the decisions made by companies when looking at durability and profitability as well as products that don’t meet the lack of minimum eco design standards. The full…

During today’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Barry said that the Government was leaving itself open to the charge of gerrymandering flood defences to sparsely populated Conservative constituencies in rural areas. He challenged witnesses from the Environment Agency on their staffing levels, particularly how many had been shed in…

Barry discussed our Hydrogen Future with industry leaders during the Environmental Audit Committee. Barry questioned the industry leaders about the Government support that has been offered, or indeed the lack of it so far and the effectiveness of it and how they are managing to move the industry forward. Barry…

Barry grilled Tom Bradshaw, Vice President of the National Union of Farmers and David Camp, Chief Executive of the Association of Labour Providers at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Barry gave both witnesses a tough time and didn’t let them off the hook when asking for solutions and only…

This week Barry crossed swords with the Military Generals over the environmental sustainability of Defence Procurement. During the grilling, Barry pushed the Generals over whether they considered climate change to be a significant geo-strategic military threat, much as our neighbours across the Atlantic in the Pentagon do. Barry also forced…

Barry interviewed witnesses during Tuesday’s Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee regarding food supplies during Covid-19. He interrogated both Professor Lang, Professor of Food Policy at University of London and Anna Taylor, Executive Director of The Food Foundation He pushed witnesses to comment on the differences between the centralised and…