Friday 13 September 2019 Environment / Luke Pollard / Water / Water Industry Watchdog calls for more urgency in tackling water supply disruption and leakage – Luke Pollard responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 11 September 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Badger cull licenses issued – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 August 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Ban fracking after record earthquake, Labour demands Continue Reading
Thursday 22 August 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Lancashire fracking: 1.55 magnitude tremor halts work – Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 August 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long Bailey responds to research showing fracking has led to a dramatic increase in methane emissions Continue Reading
Sunday 11 August 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Labour demands review into driven grouse shooting Continue Reading
Saturday 10 August 2019 Brexit / Environment / Luke Pollard Email slip-up reveals no-deal fishing patrol ‘uncertainty’ – Pollard Continue Reading
Saturday 3 August 2019 Environment / Luke Pollard / Water / Water Industry Our rivers not safe for swimming shows need for public ownership of water – Luke Pollard Continue Reading
Thursday 1 August 2019 Economy / Environment / John McDonnell Report on environmental breakdown and the economy – McDonnell responds Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 July 2019 Business / Energy / Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Fears Johnson will scrap energy price cap – Rebecca Long Bailey responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 17 July 2019 Climate Change / Environment / Jeremy Corbyn Government set to miss climate targets by 50 years – Corbyn Continue Reading
Wednesday 10 July 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Preparing for Climate Change report – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Thursday 4 July 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Rebecca Long Bailey responds to fall in the number of hybrid cars sold Continue Reading
Tuesday 2 July 2019 Economy / Environment / John McDonnell John McDonnell comments on the launch of the government’s Green Finance Strategy Continue Reading
Wednesday 26 June 2019 Animal Welfare / Environment / Sue Hayman Animal Sentencing Bill announcement – Sue Hayman responds Continue Reading
Monday 24 June 2019 Economy / Environment / Peter Dowd Peter Dowd responds to government legislation hiking VAT for renewable energy technologies Continue Reading
Friday 31 May 2019 Environment Luke Pollard responds to new Marine Conservation Zones announcement Continue Reading
Wednesday 22 May 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Plastics plan falls short while recycling rates slump – Hayman Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 May 2019 Environment / Jeremy Corbyn Labour’s successful climate emergency motion can set off wave of action around globe Continue Reading
Tuesday 30 April 2019 Environment / Jeremy Corbyn Corbyn calls on MPs to accept “historic duty” and declare a climate emergency with “no time to waste” Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 April 2019 Climate Change / Environment Jeremy Corbyn meets 16-year old climate activist Greta Thunberg Continue Reading
Thursday 28 March 2019 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey These figures show the Government is failing on climate change when nothing less than a Green Industrial Revolution is needed – Long Bailey Continue Reading
Sunday 24 March 2019 Environment / Jeremy Corbyn / Rebecca Long Bailey Tory fracking dash equivalent to the lifetime emissions of 300 million cars Continue Reading
Tuesday 19 March 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to warning that England could run out of water in 25 years Continue Reading
Wednesday 27 February 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Saddleworth Moor wildfires are climate change wake up call – Sue Hayman Continue Reading
Monday 18 February 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman response to Michael Gove’s consultation on weekly food waste collections Continue Reading
Thursday 14 February 2019 Environment Despite all of Michael Gove’s grandstanding on plastic pollution, the rate of recycling for packaging went down last year – Sandy Martin Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 February 2019 Andy McDonald / Environment / Transport Labour will provide free bus travel for under-25s – Andy McDonald responds to Friends of the Earth report Continue Reading
Monday 14 January 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to latest Clean Air Strategy Continue Reading
Thursday 3 January 2019 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to Michael Gove’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference Continue Reading
Saturday 29 December 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Over 33 million people across England lived in areas breaching pollution limits in 2016 Continue Reading
Thursday 20 December 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to draft Environment Bill Continue Reading
Tuesday 18 December 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Labour calling for comprehensive strategy to reduce waste – Sue Hayman Continue Reading
Monday 10 December 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to Government amendments to Fisheries Bill Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 November 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman The Government votes against Labour’s amendment to ban foie gras – Sue Hayman Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 November 2018 David Drew / Environment The Tories must stop their unscientific and inhumane badger cull now – David Drew Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 Environment / Sandy Martin Labour appoints Shadow Minister for Waste and Recycling Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to Fisheries Bill Continue Reading
Tuesday 23 October 2018 Environment / Luke Pollard Luke Pollard responds to news that microplastics have been found in human stools Continue Reading
Friday 12 October 2018 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey It’s a scandal that the Government has been allowed to force through fracking at any cost – Long Bailey Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 September 2018 David Drew / Environment Michael Gove is back pedalling on his promise to ban live exports – David Drew Continue Reading
Thursday 6 September 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to the Government’s announcement of a new seasonal workers pilot scheme Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 July 2018 Alan Whitehead / Environment Alan Whitehead responds to the announcement that permission has been given for fracking at the Preston New Road site Continue Reading
Monday 25 June 2018 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Tories have defied all logic and failed to make the right decision for the people of Wales and the future of our planet – Long Bailey Continue Reading
Thursday 17 May 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman The gap between what the Tories say and do on the environment couldn’t be wider – Sue Hayman MP Continue Reading
Thursday 17 May 2018 Environment / Rebecca Long Bailey Fracking should be banned, not promoted – Rebecca Long Bailey Continue Reading
Wednesday 16 May 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Sue Hayman responds to Environment Audit Committee report into the collapse of Government investment in clean energy Continue Reading
Thursday 10 May 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Michael Gove is fast becoming the Secretary of State for Consultations – Sue Hayman Continue Reading
Tuesday 3 April 2018 Environment / Sue Hayman Government has finally bowed to pressure from Labour and campaigners to introduce a ban on ivory sales – Hayman Continue Reading