Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Latest speeches

1. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

   • Opening, introductions and lessons from 2026 wildfires

     “Yeah, thank you, Chair. First of all, it's wonderful to be back. So, I think I've said this quite a few times in my own constituency. I know that many people in the room have also suffered from wildfires, and…”

     Watch from 1:33

   • Government readiness: MHCLG perspective and urban–rural impacts

     “I think on a headline level, what we have in place now isn't going to be fit for managing fires in 10 years' time. I've spoken at length with officials about that. There is some stuff that we need to…”

     Watch from 3:16

   • Rural concerns, COBRA timing and wildfire summit commitment

     “Do I think that we should have better coordination between the different nations? Fires don't respect borders, so of course we have to make sure that we have a joined-up approach. That means sharing evidence, sharing best practice. And in…”

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2. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 3 September 2026

   • Minister Riddell-Carpenter: government response on nature security

     “Thank you, Chair. Can I start my opening remarks by congratulating the honorable member my constituency neighbor on securing this incredibly important debate. I'd also like to thank all the other honorable members for their powerful and thoughtful contributions. And…”

     Watch from 2:49:05

3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 16 July 2026

   • Transport Questions: e-bikes, buses and rail

     “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does the Minister agree with me that roads in my constituency such as the B1125, which are becoming rat runs because of the increase in traffic on the A12, need to have a full multi-agency approach…”

     Watch from 51:47

4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 9 July 2026

   • Business statement: Forthcoming business and Clacton by-election costs

     “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Over the last six weeks, I've had 430 pieces of casework about uncollected bins in my constituency of Suffolk Coastal. Now I'm sure every single one of those would be able to tell the former…”

     Watch from 2:23:02

5. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 7 July 2026

   • Stacking public and private payments: design challenges and timing

     “Yeah, quickly. Emily, you mentioned earlier about the kind of iterative process of learning through the finances as we go into SFI etc and that you're learning stuff now. Can you give us an indication of the kind of patterns…”

     Watch from 1:06:39

   • Stacking public and private payments: design challenges and timing

     “I'll just leave you with a comment that you can appreciate, Secretary of State, that the farmers get very nervous with change, but they recognize that it isn't fit for purpose as it has been in the past. So they…”

     Watch from 1:08:33

   • Input resilience: CO₂, fertiliser and wider national resilience

     “Thank you, Chair. So, aligned to that point, one of the biggest challenges that we've seen over the last year when the market sees shocks and the government isn't able to step in is because agriculture and food production, those…”

     Watch from 1:29:37
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6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 July 2026

   • Topical Q1: Heating oil support and coordination of major energy projects

     “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The minister will know that there is no legal duty for energy developers to coordinate when they are developing in the same area at the same place or at the same time. In Suffolk Coastal, we…”

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