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HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I have to question the description given by the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, of HS2 as affecting a “small area of ancient woodland”, given that the Woodland Trust says that…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, your Lordships’ House will hear from me a great deal later on, so I will be very brief in this contribution. I have attached my name to this amendment in the name of the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate, referred to the already high levels of council tax arrears. Have the Government made an assessment of what impact the £20 cut…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I offer my support, as I attached my signature to the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. It may come as a surprise to the House to see both…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Boycott, Lady Whitaker, and Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, for offering their support to Amendment 126, on ecocide. A number of other…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillYes, my Lords, me again. I have been begged to keep this brief, given the hour, and I am going to do my best, but this is also an important amendment. Looking back to the debate…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and I thank the Minister for his response. It is probably rare that we have seen such quality and intensity of…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank the Minister for his response. It is with regret, and a feeling that we really are delaying while the planet burns, that I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, for her positive and cheering contribution. I very much echo the point she made…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise briefly, in a slightly curious position, to speak on Amendment 119 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lea of Crondall, and signed by the noble Lord, Lord Whitty.…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to offer the Green group’s support for this amendment—there not being enough space, given the cross-party and non-party signatures already on it. I…15 Sept 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I feel that I must begin by declaring an interest, as did the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. Two weeks ago, I was speaking at an Extinction Rebellion protest—an organisation…14 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, and indeed all the speakers in this group. On Amendment 103, I have to draw to noble Lords’ attention a study…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHuman Rights Priority CountriesMy Lords, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says that climate change threatens the effective enjoyment of a range of human rights, including those to life,…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, whose passion for improving the Bill from the government Back Benches is evident even at this hour. I commend…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to offer support to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and others, on this cross-party, broadly backed amendment and to encourage noble Lords to press it to a vote…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I shall speak in favour of all the amendments in this group—even, in a very soft way, the government amendments. They address issues that I spoke on at considerable…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak first to Amendment 52, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, to which I was pleased to attach my name. It also has the cross-party and non-party…13 Sept 2021