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HANSARDThames WaterMy Lords, picking up on what the noble Baroness said about reservoirs, at the launch of the CCC adaptation report the other day, many people were saying that we were not going to…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDFarming and Food ProductionMy Lords, will the Government consider extending the SFI payments to cover farmers growing leguminous crops—in other words, beans? This fixes nitrogen in the soil and makes the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Defence CapabilityMy Lords, given that the threats are often cyber threats, which have not been mentioned so far, what investment is going into that? Is it in the Minister’s department or someone…08 Jun 2026HANSARDFertility Treatment RegulationMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. That was very moving, and I am very pleased that her three children are in this world thanks to the noble…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSupermarkets: Voluntary Price CapsMy Lords, I would like to ask the Minister about several factors that seem to be occurring at once. The first is that floods in Morocco, Spain and Sicily have badly affected salad…20 May 2026HANSARDVAT Relief: Business DonationsMy Lords, I declare my interest: I was partly responsible for founding Feeding Britain and bringing the first social supermarkets to London. People talk about the fact that only…19 May 2026HANSARDMiscarriage CareMy Lords, one of the issues that is going to come out this week, through a welcome report on Wednesday, is the effect of heat on pregnancies—on miscarriage and on very small…18 May 2026HANSARDPlastic Pollution ReductionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce plastic pollution; and what plans they have to set binding targets for that reduction.22 Apr 2026HANSARDPlastic Pollution ReductionI thank the Minister very much—a lot of that is very encouraging, but at the moment only 9% of plastic waste is ever recycled. The majority is incinerated, landfilled or exported…22 Apr 2026HANSARDMedia Freedom CoalitionMy Lords, what is being done in particular to protect women journalists in the field? Probably many will agree with me that women tend to find the personal interest story more…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will speak briefly to this group of amendments. I also support what the right reverend Prelate said about not letting loose a car or medicine, and food gets checked by the FSA.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDPFASMy Lords, on the whole, on all these bans, we are way behind the EU. I have raised in this House the issue of school uniforms and polyesters being next to the skin, the largest…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget 6My Lords—03 Mar 2026HANSARDCarbon Budget 6My Lords, I am very pleased to hear that the Government continually reassess carbon budget 6, but I would like to hear the Minister’s response to the concerns of Ofgem, which has…03 Mar 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and National SecurityMy Lords, on food security, as everyone in this House knows, there are severe floods across Somerset, Dorset, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and lots of growing areas. Compounding…23 Feb 2026HANSARDChanging Weather Patterns and FloodsI have two questions. One is about new-build housing. As I understand it from the Planning Act, we have not enforced that new-build housing—especially that being built on flood…12 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 239. I support all the amendments that have just been talked about—it is vital that communities can buy land. However, I am, in a way, offering…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI just want to intervene on what the noble Baroness was saying about the importance of councils being able to take it up, by just making a quick reference to one of our most…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister, but half of the amendment is not about allotments. Having run this scheme in London, I know that allotments are almost impossible to get. It is also about…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman. What I have to add is that my Amendments 160, 161, 163, 164, 165 and 169 would bring a more climate…04 Feb 2026