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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I offer Green support for all three of these amendments, but in the interests of time I shall make two brief remarks about Amendments 463 and 465. On Amendment 463, I…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I briefly speak against Amendment 502YE and the consequent amendment. We need schools to have clear guidance to support gender-questioning children, but rushing out the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, first, I want to reassure the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, that the World Health Organization has a clear definition of well-being: “Well-being is a positive state…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIn responding to the noble Baroness, I can speak as a former school governor, and I have my own opinions of Ofsted. I want to put it on record that the Green Party wishes to…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, said, my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb signed Amendment 219. It would introduce a new clause so that where there is…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, said, my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb signed all the clause stand part elements in this group, which essentially aim to…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I give the Green group’s strongest possible support for all the amendments in this group. I am pleased to say that my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb is…15 Sept 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I am speaking far into a frequently heart-rending debate that has included so much about agonising death and so many speeches that deserve to be noted, particularly that…12 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillOkay—I am not going to get that far into the history. I declare an interest in that land value tax is a long-term Green Party policy and one that I am very happy to talk about at…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Banner, described Amendment 184 as compelling, and I entirely agree with him. In the interests of time, that is all I will say on that amendment. I…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI asked whether the Minister would be prepared to have a meeting with me and other interested Peers and campaigners on Amendment 179.11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Addington. Just to reassure him, I did not dream up Amendment 179; it was originally presented in the other place, and I…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Young, and to thank the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for supporting this amendment. It is…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Grender and Lady Hodgson. At this point, I wish to thank the hard-working Whips’ Office, which, in this combination…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will concentrate chiefly on Amendment 150 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grender, to which I have attached my name, but I shall briefly comment on Amendment…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, who has long been the House’s champion in these areas and provides us with great leadership. I was…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyMy Lords, the Minister suggests that campaigns to boycott and target defence firms, particularly on university campuses, are based on misunderstandings. Does he acknowledge that…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am taking some encouragement from the Minister’s remarks. I wrote down and underlined that the Government have no immediate plans. That is interesting, because it is a statement…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 447 and 447ZB, which appear in my name. I must begin by apologising to the Committee and the Minister for failing to introduce my amendments…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill09 Sept 2025