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Team leader in the House of Commons Service. (Very) amateur choral singer. Lapsed late mediaevalist. Slow horse. STBX.
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Just marvellous. Via @histparl.bsky.social and @fantasticlife.bsky.social

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Michael Rush and the Database - The History of Parliament
We were sad to hear recently of the death of Professor Michael Rush of the University of Exeter. Michael was a pioneering and indefatigable scholar of
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October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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We've published a report into the role of natural capital in the green economy.

Read the report here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
illustration of a town and natural landscape with text reading: Wavering support for nature schemes could see green spaces slip away. Read our report
May 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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We’ve written to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband asking for more detail on their net zero plans, after details of the Government's plan for the Seventh Carbon Budget failed to materialise.

Read the letter here: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Yesterday afternoon Ed Gardner and the @lporchestra.bsky.social gave their thanks for all the incredible work Neville has done over the years in preparing the choir to the highest standard for our concerts with them.

#London #Retirement #Choir #Singing #NevilleCreed
April 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Yesterday afternoon Ed Gardner and the @lporchestra.bsky.social gave their thanks for all the incredible work Neville has done over the years in preparing the choir to the highest standard for our concerts with them.

#London #Retirement #Choir #Singing #NevilleCreed
April 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Through select committees many MPs on all sides do work together.

Committee Corridor is a podcast highlighting this work.

The first episode in this parliament highlights the work of Defence Sel Comm on women in Armed Forces with @Meg_HillierMP @TanDhesi www.parliament.uk/business/com...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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WATCH- Select Committees rightly spend great deal of time hearing from staleholders and experts.

Last week @commonseac.parliament.uk heard from great group of sixth formers from across the country who will be affected by housing growth and impact on nature.

Hear what they had to say, here:
commonseac.parliament.uk Environmental Audit Committee @commonseac.parliament.uk · Apr 8
Last week, we hosted sixth form and college students in parliament to give their views on balancing the housing, nature and climate crises.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
April 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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We've launched an inquiry into addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
Image of cosmetics with text reading: What are forever chemicals and how can we address their risks. We've launched an inquiry.
April 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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A group of MPs have written to environment secretary Steve Reed to ask him how the government will achieve growth without trampling on environmental protections:

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commonseac.parliament.uk Environmental Audit Committee @commonseac.parliament.uk · Apr 16
We’ve written to the Environment Secretary requesting more information to comments made at our evidence session in March.

We discussed issues from air quality to delivering environmental protections alongside growth.

Read the letter 👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
A letter from the Environmental Audit Committee to the Environment Secretary: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/47483/documents/247138/default/
April 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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We’ve written to the Environment Secretary on recruiting a new Environment Agency Chair.

We're likely to seek the candidate’s commitment “to protect and improve water, land and biodiversity”, and to the delivery of the Government’s environmental targets.

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A letter from the Environmental Audit Committee to Steve Reed MP, Environment Secretary. https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/47487/documents/247320/default/
April 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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We’ve written to the Environment Secretary requesting more information to comments made at our evidence session in March.

We discussed issues from air quality to delivering environmental protections alongside growth.

Read the letter 👉 committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
A letter from the Environmental Audit Committee to the Environment Secretary: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/47483/documents/247138/default/
April 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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There's literally too many amazing contributors to tag, but I'll try... Thank you @profnjallen.bsky.social @martynpatrick.bsky.social @carolinebha.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @tomcaygill.bsky.social @chloechallender.bsky.social @profsarahchilds.bsky.social @woodstockjag.bsky.social...
March 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Our chair @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social reacts to the agreement reached on nature finance at #COP16.

We're looking forward to hearing more from nature minister @marycreagh.bsky.social on how the Government expects to show leadership in this area
Environmental Audit Committee, “The agreement reached at the reconvened COP16 talks in Rome keeps 30x30 alive, offering a lifeline for the countless numbers of species around our fragile planet threatened with extinction.” Toby Perkins MP
March 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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“There appear to be more questions than answers on the Government’s approach to decarbonising the shipping industry”.

Chair @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social reacts to the Government’s response to the net zero and shipping report, published today.

Read it here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
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February 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Watch Professor Heather Koldewey explain that nature can recover, and how protected areas can boost the resilience of marine biodiversity 👇
January 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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🍃 Are ecologists properly resourced to ensure nature protection in housebuilding?

🏘️ We're holding a session on environmental sustainability and housing.

➡️ Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/23214/...
Image of houses and roads with text reading: Are local authorities equipped to protect nature in the bid to build 1.5 million homes? 2.30pm, Wednesday 5 February, Watch on Parliament live.
February 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Following Rachel Reeves' announcement of support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, our Chair, @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social calls for clarity on how the Government can do this and meet its commitments to the environment.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
“The new era for cleaner, greener aviation promised by Ministers must now be turbocharged as the Government gives its backing to a third runway at Heathrow. I welcome the Chancellor's commitment that any proposal must meet strict rules on noise, air quality and carbon emissions, but more detail is desperately needed on how this will be achieved. Aviation could be the largest emitting sector in the UK by 2050, and noise and air pollution from Heathrow already has a significant effect on the urban environment of west London.” Toby Perkins MP, Chair
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Our session with the DESNZ Secretary of State Ed Miliband has just started.

Watch it live here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
commonseac.parliament.uk Environmental Audit Committee @commonseac.parliament.uk · Jan 27
This afternoon at 4.30, we’re asking the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, if the Government is succeeding in joined-up thinking on the environment.

Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/event/23129/...
Image of a plane landing with text reading: With speculation mounting over government support for airport expansion, is meeting net zero in Government departments enough of a priority? Watch live on Monday 27th January.
January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM