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HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester. I will speak briefly to Amendment 32. There was a great deal of discussion during the passage of the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDAgriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these three statutory instruments and apologise for missing the briefing which he so kindly provided. The Agriculture and…07 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust ActsMy Lords, the National Trust has fulfilled its charitable objectives over many decades. The country has benefited both from the preservation of cultural heritage and from the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDOfficial Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his extensive introduction and for his time and that of his officials in a briefing on these four statutory instruments—quite a number to be…02 Dec 2020HANSARDProduct Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK (NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his helpful letter and factsheet and for his introduction to this SI. It is extremely important that Great Britain and Northern Ireland…27 Nov 2020HANSARDRural EconomyMy Lords, the County Councils Network has recently conducted work on the effect of Covid on the decline of the rural bus network. The Government are committed to a rural bus…26 Nov 2020HANSARDFarming: New EntrantsMy Lords, with the changes in funding arrangements for farmers, many of the older generation are thinking about retirement, and ensuring that there are plenty of opportunities for…23 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this group of statutory instruments and for his time in the briefing. The first instrument, as he said, relates to…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her introduction to this hefty group of amendments. These amendments deal with requests from the devolved Administrations, as she said.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. Motion 22A, tabled by my noble friend Lord Beith, which would leave out Clause 52, deals with the PEC, or…12 Nov 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his extensive introduction to this group of amendments, and for his time and that of the Secretary of State and his officials in providing a…12 Nov 2020HANSARDWaste Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, a waste prevention programme needs to be a dynamic document, moving with advances in science and technology. At the other end of the process, the public need to play…10 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response and for his many comments. I do agree that the Bill is in a much better state than it was when it came to us. The…09 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillAt end insert “and do propose Amendment 18H as an amendment to Amendment 18C—09 Nov 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and for his time, and that of his officials, in briefings. I will speak to Amendment 18H. I welcome the Government’s…09 Nov 2020HANSARDPesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to these statutory instruments, which will tidy up existing legislation and ensure that there are no gaps once we come to the…03 Nov 2020HANSARDClean Growth FundCan the Minister say how many local authorities applied for grants from the £2 million from the Clean Growth Fund allocated for improving air quality? How much has gone to London…28 Oct 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this SI. I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Also, until May last year, I was an…27 Oct 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord German on his introduction to this debate. As always, he lays the case out extremely clearly. I also welcome and congratulate the…27 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott. A national food strategy is not something that it might be nice to have; it…20 Oct 2020