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HANSARDRivers Authorities and Land Drainage BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, for his comprehensive introduction to his Private Member’s Bill, which was sponsored by David Warburton, the MP…16 May 2019HANSARDAnimal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his very full introduction to these minor amendments and, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, has pointed out, corrections. We previously…13 May 2019HANSARDKew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Gardiner, for his introduction to the Bill and for his time and that of his officials in their briefing. We have many experts in the…07 May 2019HANSARDNational Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure 2018The noble Lord asks a question to which unfortunately I do not have the answer at my fingertips. I will write to him and let him know. The draft NPS suggests that, “maintaining…11 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure 2018My Lords, this is a very important subject and I thank the Minister for his extensive introduction. Water resources and ensuring that there is a sufficient supply to meet the…11 Apr 2019HANSARDAnimal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comprehensive introduction and for his time, and that of his officials, in the briefing session. As he said, we have here an SI that covers…03 Apr 2019HANSARDHistoric Rights of WayMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Greaves for securing this important debate and for setting out the case so well. Rights of way are very dear to the public’s heart, if not…02 Apr 2019HANSARDREACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for setting out in such detail the issues around the statutory instrument. I also thank the Minister for his time and that of his…26 Mar 2019HANSARDFood and Farming (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this SI and for her time, and that of the officials, in the briefing last week. This is something of a catch-all statutory…25 Mar 2019HANSARDZoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her comprehensive introduction to this fairly non-controversial statutory instrument. As has been said, it provides the protection of EU…20 Mar 2019HANSARDCommon Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am sorry to intervene, but the noble Earl was sitting over there at the beginning of the debate.20 Mar 2019HANSARDFood and Drink, Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her extensive introduction, and for her and her officials’ time at the briefing session. This is a further SI covering geographical…20 Mar 2019HANSARDRural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will speak to the first two of these four statutory instruments that are being taken together. I thank the Minister and his officials for their very helpful briefing…13 Mar 2019HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I also thank the Minister for his introduction and for the time of his officials in the briefing. This SI was originally scheduled to be a negative instrument, but was…13 Mar 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for her comprehensive introduction and I thank her and her officials for the briefing we had earlier this week. This is a very important statutory…06 Mar 2019HANSARDWaste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Unless I missed it, the Minister did not refer to the committee on waste management. I am very concerned about what, if anything, will replace it.27 Feb 2019HANSARDWaste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, first, I declare my interests as a member of a local authority and a vice-president of the LGA. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive opening remarks and for his…27 Feb 2019HANSARDAquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his very helpful introduction, and for his time and that of his officials in producing the very helpful briefings we received prior to debating…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRecyclingMy Lords, it is not feasible to force all local authorities into standardised waste collections. Geographical areas across the country vary from blocks of flats in cities through…13 Feb 2019HANSARDFly-tippingMy Lords, where fly-tipping occurs on local authority land, such as country parks, the ratepayer picks up the cost; where on private land, it is the landowner who pays. To what…31 Jan 2019