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HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this interesting debate. In particular, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, for tabling these amendments and for speaking…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this important debate and the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, for her amendments. I can only apologise…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their brevity in the last two groups.08 Sept 2021HANSARDEcocideI think the noble Lord underestimates the leadership role that we are playing this year in tackling international action to bend the curve of biodiversity loss. At the summit in…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideI agree but, as I said, it is very difficult to take the international law path for the reasons I outlined. What we are doing in the UK to stop people using illegally logged wood…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideI agree with the noble Baroness that we have to drive this forward. I know that an international group has recently defined ecocide, but I say again that the UK is a key player in…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideMy noble friend is entirely right: investing in nature-based solutions for adaptation will also help build resilience, support jobs, support livelihoods and help tackle…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, for her long-standing commitment to safeguarding the environment, but she will know that the ICC is far from…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideI am not sure that I can go any further than my noble friend Lord Callanan did yesterday, but I take the noble Baroness’s points on board and will make sure that they are relayed…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideMy noble friend raises an interesting point because a lot of communist countries, including China, Russia and many of the former eastern bloc, have the crime of ecocide. The issue…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideI know that the noble Baroness has a lot of support on this issue around the House, but the UK will use its COP 26 presidency and all the leadership positions it holds to continue…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideMy noble friend is right that ecocide was removed from the drafting process of the Rome statute and that that was significant in gaining agreement on the crimes eventually…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideThat is an interesting question. The UK’s priority, as I said, is to reform the court so that it functions more effectively and to take a leadership role in persuading…21 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI believe that the Government and my noble friend are in agreement on the criteria for selecting a responsible body, whose main purpose or function must relate to conservation. I…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their consideration of this part of the Bill. I also take this opportunity to thank the Law Commission, as this part of the Bill is based on its…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for his Amendment 293E. As I have outlined in previous groups, the Bill will enable the Government to update our REACH regulation to…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am very happy to take both issues back to the department.14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for his powerful advocacy for the marine environment throughout these proceedings and, indeed, last year throughout…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I welcome Amendment 251A from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and the contributions of all those who spoke about the importance of our national parks, on…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am sorry, my briefing does not include that sort of detail. May I write to the noble Lord with an update on the maximum sustainable yields and how we are faring?12 Jul 2021