To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's decision to limit tariff-free steel imports on the price of carbon or alloy steel - not produced in the UK - for UK manufacturers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's decision to limit tariff-free steel imports on the price of carbon or alloy steel - not produced in the UK - for UK manufacturers.

I am today confirming to the House that Carbon Price Support (CPS) will be removed from April 2028.

CPS is a tax on fossil fuels used in electricity generation, introduced in 2013 by a previous government to strengthen the carbon price for electricity generation above the price provided by the Emissions...

I am today confirming to the House that Carbon Price Support (CPS) will be removed from April 2028.

CPS is a tax on fossil fuels used in electricity generation, introduced in 2013 by a previous government to strengthen the carbon price for electricity generation above the price provided by the Emissions...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson MP) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I am today confirming to the House that Carbon Price Support (CPS) will be removed from April 2028.

CPS is a tax on fossil fuels used in electricity generation, introduced in 2013...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson MP) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I am today confirming to the House that Carbon Price Support (CPS) will be removed from April 2028.

CPS is a tax on fossil fuels used in electricity generation, introduced in 2013...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of soil carbon stored within national landscapes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of soil carbon stored within national landscapes.

This POSTnote describes regenerative agriculture, the evidence for beneficial outcomes, and outlines the challenges and opportunities for its wider adoption.

This POSTnote describes regenerative agriculture, the evidence for beneficial outcomes, and outlines the challenges and opportunities for its wider adoption.

Motions to consider. Agreed to on division (7 votes to 4) on four instruments, (7 votes to 3), on two.

Motions to consider. Agreed to on division (7 votes to 4) on four instruments, (7 votes to 3), on two.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of Scotland’s offshore storage capacity for carbon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of Scotland’s offshore storage capacity for carbon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to collect soil organic carbon level data on farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to collect soil organic carbon level data on farms.

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the First Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Soil Health, HC 180, and the Government response, HC 650.

May I say what a pleasure it is to be here with you today, Mr Bone, to discuss the vital issue of the nation’s soil...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the First Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Soil Health, HC 180, and the Government response, HC 650.

May I say what a pleasure it is to be here with you today, Mr Bone, to discuss the vital issue of the nation’s soil...

In chemistry.

In chemistry.

Yes, the Minister has a degree in chemistry, so she will know about the importance of representative sampling. Such an analysis would only deal with agricultural soil, but would neglect conservation land, urban and coastal land, forests and most peat lands.

Let me turn to the cross-compliance regime. The Government’s reliance...

Yes, the Minister has a degree in chemistry, so she will know about the importance of representative sampling. Such an analysis would only deal with agricultural soil, but would neglect conservation land, urban and coastal land, forests and most peat lands.

Let me turn to the cross-compliance regime. The Government’s reliance...

Excellent; that is great. I shall carry on regardless, then.

Some 80% of our environmental regulations are shaped by Brussels, and soil is no exception. The European Environment Agency researches trends in European soil health and looks at how cross-cutting policy objectives impact on soil management. It is not glamourous work—getting...

Excellent; that is great. I shall carry on regardless, then.

Some 80% of our environmental regulations are shaped by Brussels, and soil is no exception. The European Environment Agency researches trends in European soil health and looks at how cross-cutting policy objectives impact on soil management. It is not glamourous work—getting...

I, too, am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I am also delighted to follow my Committee colleague, the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh), who so ably chaired our inquiry on soil. I was one of the people who persuaded her to hold the inquiry. To many...

I, too, am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I am also delighted to follow my Committee colleague, the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh), who so ably chaired our inquiry on soil. I was one of the people who persuaded her to hold the inquiry. To many...

The hon. Lady is showing what a brilliant member of the Environmental Audit Committee she has been. I slightly regret that we did not call her as a witness, instead of just as a member of the Committee, because I am learning new things, particularly about fungal threads and water...

The hon. Lady is showing what a brilliant member of the Environmental Audit Committee she has been. I slightly regret that we did not call her as a witness, instead of just as a member of the Committee, because I am learning new things, particularly about fungal threads and water...

I thank the hon. Lady so much for that intervention. I have talked to many organisations. I literally love soil. It is a fantastic subject in which we all need to get more involved. Darwin described earthworms as nature’s little ploughs. We would not survive without earthworms, because they create...

I thank the hon. Lady so much for that intervention. I have talked to many organisations. I literally love soil. It is a fantastic subject in which we all need to get more involved. Darwin described earthworms as nature’s little ploughs. We would not survive without earthworms, because they create...

I reassure my hon. Friend that I am listening. She came to meet me not long ago for a full half-hour discussion on soil health.

I reassure my hon. Friend that I am listening. She came to meet me not long ago for a full half-hour discussion on soil health.