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HANSARDFarmingMy Lords, while the £2.85 billion announced on 30 December is welcome and provides a degree of reassurance for all farmers, the majority of this money will be allocated at the end…08 Jan 2020HANSARDAgriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, here is yet another SI to tidy up things for Northern Ireland. Most of the items covered have previously been debated at length, some only last week. As the Minister…30 Oct 2019HANSARDFarm SubsidiesMy Lords, while it is extremely important for British farmers to help restore the balance between the use of the land and introducing wildflower meadows to ensure the return of…30 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and for her time in producing a briefing. This SI is a tidying-up exercise and, as the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, said, many…30 Oct 2019HANSARDPlant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive introduction to this very important matter for the UK. I am grateful to him and his officials for their time in providing a…23 Oct 2019HANSARDWaste and Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her extensive introduction. I am grateful to her and her officials for their time in providing a briefing. I am reassured that this SI makes no…23 Oct 2019HANSARDAgriculture (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for so clearly setting out the issues in these five statutory instruments, which make minor adjustments and corrections to previous SIs…16 Oct 2019HANSARDRural Economy (Rural Economy Committee Report)My Lords, I add my thanks and congratulations to my colleague and noble friend Lord Foster of Bath on his excellent report into the state of the rural economy and on his…08 Oct 2019HANSARDSingle-use PlasticsMy Lords, since the ban on plastic cotton buds and the use of microbeads in cosmetics, which the Minister referred to in his earlier Answer, there appears to have been a bit of a…01 Oct 2019HANSARDPeatlands: Commercial ExploitationMy Lords, specifically on commercial peat extraction, as my noble friend Lord Teverson said, this is causing irreversible damage to some of the most historic and vulnerable nature…09 Sept 2019HANSARDBrexit: Food StandardsMy Lords, given the plethora of health identification marks that will be needed for food products of animal origin should the UK exit the EU without a deal, there is considerable…04 Sept 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his time and that of his officials in providing a briefing on this important statutory instrument. I declare my interest as a vice-president of…25 Jun 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for setting out the rationale behind this Bill and for his time, and to his officials for providing a briefing. I am also grateful for…19 Jun 2019HANSARDPlastic Bag ChargeMy Lords, there are now many biodegradable carrier bags being used by small retailers who handle food, including butchers. These bags are alleged to degrade in landfill in 12 to…17 Jun 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I would also like to thank the Minister and Defra officials for their time and patience in providing the very useful briefings. These were very welcome and greatly…11 Jun 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, as the Minister said, Kew does not have access to unlimited resources, and I welcome the recognition of this by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty. I fully support his…05 Jun 2019HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMy Lords, what mechanisms are the UK Government proposing to put in place, in partnership with the devolved Administrations, to ensure that there is continued co-operation on…22 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, transparency is really important, but I am concerned that a set of accounts should be produced just for the income from the leases on seven properties. That seems quite…21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am broadly supportive of the amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, except that the time limit is a bit short. It is not like me to give the Government a…21 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree that it is important to have safeguards, and, as the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, said, scientific research is one of the six major functions at Kew. However, it…21 May 2019