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HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, we have already had a full, detailed and rich explanation of this rather large and very important group. I will make a couple of short points. I would not presume to…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 58 and 59, which are also in my name, and very briefly to the others in this group. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and everyone who has taken part, in what is getting to be a fairly late night, for their detailed and forensic examination of this…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am not going to make a substantive contribution at this point. I echo the Minister and say that this has been a rich debate. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment, and hand over…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and all the noble Lords who have contributed to this absolutely crucial debate—in particular, the noble Lords opposite who put so…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I apologise very sincerely apologise. I am well aware that amendments to amendments are far from popular and often create great confusion. I am attempting to remember to…14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill14 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am sorry; I cannot speak for that company. What I can refer to, because I was just talking about it, is the rice article to which I referred. As I said, the article refers to—we…14 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, in the interests of balance I will speak very briefly. It is important to say that there is not conviction in all parts of your Lordships’ House that the Bill is, in its…13 Dec 2022HANSARDVoter Identification Regulations 2022My Lords, I doubt this was the intention of the noble Lord, Lord Browne, but he made a powerful case for the amendment to the Motion of the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. He set…13 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 3, I shall also speak to the rather daunting-looking number of amendments in this group. The noble Lord, Lord Winston, referred in the first group to…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI thank the Minister for his answer and thank everyone who contributed to what has been a very rich, full and very informed debate. I am going to deal first with the structural…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston, and, indeed, our very acute Committee chair. I will speak to my Amendments 11 and 86 in this group. It is…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 19, which noble Lords will see already has a full complement of signatures. I thought the signature of the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, was…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI think the Minister tried to suggest that the legislation was uncontroversial. We were before discussing the inclusion of animals in the Bill, and 13 of what I think would be…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention. I do not know how that happened, but I think I might take that as a seconding of my Amendment 86. Noble Lords might say that it is…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention and agree, although we know that animals kept in good conditions of husbandry are much less susceptible to disease. My first approach…12 Dec 2022HANSARDGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill12 Dec 2022