Backbench debate on Thursday, 16 October 2014, in the House of Commons, led by Sarah Newton. The answering member was Dan Rogerson.

National Pollinator Strategy

Ninth backbench debate (part two). Motion that this House has considered the National Pollinator Strategy. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 586 cc528-553
Session: 2014-15
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
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Wednesday, 4 September 2013
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House of Commons; National Pollinator Strategy. Environmental Audit Committee second report with formal minutes.
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Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; National Pollinator Strategy: Government response to the Committee's second report. Environmental Audit Committee seventh special report.
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Sarah Newton | 586 c529 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the National Pollinator Strategy.
It is...; Neil Parish | 586 c529 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for bringing this matter to the House. This year, the c...; Sarah Newton | 586 c529 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very good point. Without the services of these pollinators, who depend on ...; Roger Williams | 586 c529 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady makes the important point about the role of pollinators in agriculture, and yet we ...; Sarah Newton | 586 c530 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman raises a good point about the evidence base, and that is a key part of the dra...; Michael Ellis | 586 c530 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and for bringing this debate to the Floor of the H...; Sarah Newton | 586 cc530-1 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an extremely important point because a great many of our crops rely on polli...; Maria Miller | 586 c531 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to the work of conservation volunteer groups, which...; Sarah Newton | 586 c532 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to volunteers...; Bob Stewart | 586 c532 (Link to this contribution)
May I ask my hon. Friend, who knows lots more about this than I do, whether there is a risk that ...; Sarah Newton | 586 c532 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend, perhaps without realising it, has hit on an important point, and one that was dis...; Greg Knight | 586 c533 (Link to this contribution)
Is not it worth reinforcing the point that people who are concerned about this do not have to wai...; Sarah Newton | 586 c533 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes a good point. People need some guidance, because different types of be...; Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 586 c533 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on her speech and on securing this debate. Does she agree that ther...; Sarah Newton | 586 c533 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree. Again, DEFRA guidance could really help councils and landowners, right now, t...; 586 c533 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Lindsay Hoyle | 586 cc533-4 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I suggest that Members speak for about eight minutes in order to get everybody in.
3...; Lord Whitehead | 586 c534 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) on obtaining this debate. It...; Neil Carmichael | 586 c534 (Link to this contribution)
As somebody who has done the bee photograph twice, I know exactly what the hon. Gentleman means. ...; Lord Whitehead | 586 c534 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. The hon. Gentleman has anticipated what I was going to say. I hope he was not one of ...; Roger Williams | 586 c534 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the relationship between the evidence produced by those who ma...; Lord Whitehead | 586 c534 (Link to this contribution)
I agree that the research commissioned by companies that have an interest in the outcome, particu...; Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park | 586 c535 (Link to this contribution)
On the point about over-reliance on industry data, which we might call contaminated data, a piece...; Lindsay Hoyle | 586 c535 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I think the hon. Member for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead) has got the message.; Lord Whitehead | 586 cc535-6 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a strong point about the extent to which we need a better overview of th...; David Heath | 586 cc536-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted that the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) secured this debate, to...; Sarah Wollaston | 586 c537 (Link to this contribution)
At the moment, taking advice on which 5% of land should be an ecological focus area is voluntary....; David Heath | 586 cc537-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am genuinely in two minds about that. I agree that the advice must be there, and that farm and ...; Joan Walley | 586 cc538-9 (Link to this contribution)
I was going to make a long speech, but in view of the time left and all that has been said, I wil...; Neil Carmichael | 586 c539 (Link to this contribution)
I endorse what the hon. Lady is saying. The report is very thorough. It has a huge amount of evid...; Joan Walley | 586 c539 (Link to this contribution)
I would say this, wouldn’t I, but the work record of the worker bees on the Environmental Audit C...; Sarah Wollaston | 586 c539 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee for making an excellent speech. A...; Joan Walley | 586 cc540-1 (Link to this contribution)
The Chair of the Health Select Committee makes a valid point. It is about all aspects of research...; Roger Williams | 586 c541 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, pay tribute to the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) for securing this im...; Neil Carmichael | 586 c541 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree when I say—or at least assert—that if we get a proper plan that works f...; Roger Williams | 586 c542 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree. Co-ordination is needed not just within this country, but in other countries, t...; Bob Stewart | 586 c542 (Link to this contribution)
Is that pillar two money decided in Brussels? Do we have any influence on it? Can we do anything ...; Roger Williams | 586 cc542-3 (Link to this contribution)
It is decided in Brussels, but the real problem is that it is decided on a historical basis. We h...; 586 c543 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Lindsay Hoyle | 586 c543 (Link to this contribution)
Three more Members wish to speak. I must tell them that I intend the Front-Bench speeches to begi...; Kerry McCarthy | 586 c543 (Link to this contribution)
Let me add my voice to those of the Members who have already welcomed the introduction of a natio...; Glyn Davies | 586 c543 (Link to this contribution)
Let me first say how sorry I am to have missed the opening speeches, and not to have been able to...; Kerry McCarthy | 586 c544 (Link to this contribution)
I do not play golf, but I have seen reports suggesting that it is the least environmentally benef...; Matthew Offord | 586 cc544-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am very pleased to have a chance to contribute to this debate, and I congratulate my hon. Frien...; Mark Lazarowicz | 586 cc547-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am also a member of the Environmental Audit Committee and, like the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr ...; Barry Gardiner | 586 c548 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) on securing this important d...; John Bercow | 586 c548 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Either the hon. Gentleman’s mother was a notably frugal custodian of the family purse, or,...; Barry Gardiner | 586 c548 (Link to this contribution)
My mother was certainly very frugal, but she did need her car washing every week, and it was, eve...; David Heath | 586 c548 (Link to this contribution)
I just wanted to respond to Mr Speaker’s interjection by saying that when I was a boy, half a cro...; Barry Gardiner | 586 c548 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is indicating only how much older he is than I am, and also perhaps that he ha...; Barry Sheerman | 586 c548 (Link to this contribution)
Did my hon. Friend see the beautiful article by Caitlin Moran in The Times last Saturday in which...; Barry Gardiner | 586 cc549-550 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a good point. He will know my penchant for whistling around the place, emula...; Caroline Spelman | 586 c550 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way and apologise for being unable to attend the d...; Barry Gardiner | 586 cc550-1 (Link to this contribution)
I respect the right hon. Lady, and she will know that I have always tried to give credit where it...; John Bercow | 586 c551 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I have no wish to interrupt the flow of the hon. Gentleman’s eloquence or, indeed, the elo...; Barry Gardiner | 586 c551 (Link to this contribution)
I am certainly approaching my conclusion, Mr Speaker—thank you for your guidance.
The Commi...; John Bercow | 586 c552 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The remaining page and a half can be deposited in the Library and possibly photocopied for...; Dan Rogerson | 586 cc552-4 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I have been waiting patiently and listening to the many important contribu...; Sarah Newton | 586 c553 (Link to this contribution)
I thank hon. Members for attending this debate and making such thoughtful contributions, particul...
Subjects: Crops Conservation Biodiversity Pest control Neonicotinoids Pollinators
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National Pollinator Strategy

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