Tag: pollution

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Bishop of Norwich supports amendments on ocean pollution

The Bishop of Norwich spoke in support of amendments to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill aimed at responding to risks of plastic pollution in oceans and protection of deep seabed environments on 16th December 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Norwich: My Lords, I support Amendments 6, 8 and 10. I pay tribute to the Minister for the commitment that she is giving to the Bill. It is absolutely right that we align ourselves with the treaty and are able to be participants at the first Conference of the Parties. I thank her for the thoroughness with which she is going through it.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about environmental protection schemes

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 13th March 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to scrap the Chalk Stream Recovery Pack.

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Bishop of Norwich asks about climate change, biodiversity, and the environment

The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answers on 24th February 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the World Economic Forum’s top two global risks over the next ten years, namely extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, and biodiversity loss.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of beaver reintroduction

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 7th February 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the introduction of a pair of beavers to the River Glaven in Norfolk in 2022 on (1) water pollution, and (2) flood risk.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about Air Quality Grant Scheme

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 2nd September 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans: His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 24 May (HL4084), whether they will consider reinstating funding for the Air Quality Grant Scheme and, if not, what plans they have to better deliver positive outcomes for local air quality and public health.

Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab, DEFRA): No decisions have been made yet on the future of the Air Quality Grant.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of and funding to address pollution

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 24th May 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact that withdrawing funding for the Air Quality Grant Scheme will have on public health.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about controlling water pollution

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 17th October 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, following the plans to relax nutrient neutrality rules, what (1) statutory, or (2) other, measures, they will take to promote compliance among developers.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about water quality improvement

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 8th March 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve water quality in Hertfordshire.

Lord Benyon (Con): Improving water quality remains a government priority. We have set new targets under the Environment Act to address major pressures on water. This will significantly reduce pollution from agriculture, wastewater treatment works and abandoned metal mines pollution.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about water pollution

The Bishop of St Albans asked a question about government discussions with water companies regarding pollution on 1st March 2023:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask His Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with water companies regarding water pollution.

Lord Benyon (Con): My Lords, the current environmental performance of water companies is unacceptable. In December 2022, the Water Minister and the Secretary of State met with CEOs of lagging water companies—as identified by Ofwat’s recent assessment—to outline the Government’s expectations that performance must improve significantly. Furthermore, in January, my colleague Rebecca Pow met with the CEO of South West Water. She will be meeting the CEOs of all lagging companies individually every six months and she expects to see significant progress. Most recently, I also met CEOs of water companies with Minister Pow to highlight the importance of addressing water pollution and reaching their net-zero goals.

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Bishop of Manchester asks about government response to pollution in rivers and on beaches

The Bishop of Manchester asked a on government response to pollution in the context of climate change and extreme weather events, during a debate on river and beach pollution on 30th January 2022:

The Lord Bishop of Manchester: My Lords, I declare my interest as a Church Commissioner in the farming industry. What attention are the Government paying to pollution as we get more and more extreme weather events, with climate change being upon us?

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