I am pleased to support the amendments in the name of the shadow Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) and the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas).

The Government said they had a desire to have a “world-leading watchdog”. I wonder whether...

I am pleased to support the amendments in the name of the shadow Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) and the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas).

The Government said they had a desire to have a “world-leading watchdog”. I wonder whether...

The UK creates the second highest amount of electronic waste in the world, and we export 40% of that waste to other countries, most of them developing nations. How crazy is that, when that waste contains the rare earth metals and the other valuable metals that we need for our...

The UK creates the second highest amount of electronic waste in the world, and we export 40% of that waste to other countries, most of them developing nations. How crazy is that, when that waste contains the rare earth metals and the other valuable metals that we need for our...

In maintaining that position, does my right hon. Friend recognise that there is a conflict with the common fisheries policy Green Paper, which talks about the current CFP regulations and says that""these objectives can and do clash in the short term, especially when fishing opportunities have to be temporarily reduced...

In maintaining that position, does my right hon. Friend recognise that there is a conflict with the common fisheries policy Green Paper, which talks about the current CFP regulations and says that""these objectives can and do clash in the short term, especially when fishing opportunities have to be temporarily reduced...

I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) and I agree with, I think, every word that he said. A hundred years ago in 1909, most of the British fishing fleet had no engines. The boats were sailboats, and virtually all of them were made...

I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) and I agree with, I think, every word that he said. A hundred years ago in 1909, most of the British fishing fleet had no engines. The boats were sailboats, and virtually all of them were made...

Will my right hon. Friend give way on that point?

Will my right hon. Friend give way on that point?

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that although clause 141(4) proposes that""an act done for the purpose of, and in the course of, sea fishing"" should be a defence against the offences in clause 140, that is already protected under the CFP through the exclusive economic zone, but up to the...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that although clause 141(4) proposes that""an act done for the purpose of, and in the course of, sea fishing"" should be a defence against the offences in clause 140, that is already protected under the CFP through the exclusive economic zone, but up to the...