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HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023My Lords, can the Minister explain why the Government have decided to relicense neonicotinoids for this year? They were banned here and are banned across other countries that have…06 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, and my few remarks will build on what she said. I will look at where the money is going, in terms of UK…17 Jan 2023HANSARDBusiness: GreenwashingMy Lords, it is well known that food, agriculture and deforestation account for a very large amount of greenhouse gases and biodiversity loss, yet it is impossible for a consumer…10 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to support Amendments 237 and 238, along with the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Young. The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, set…19 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth: MalnutritionMy Lords, does the Minister accept that malnutrition is not just having too little food but eating the wrong food? A lot of the high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt and HBV food sold…14 Dec 2022HANSARDBiomass StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish their biomass strategy; whether it will take into account the time it takes for trees to sequester the carbon released…14 Dec 2022HANSARDBiomass StrategyI thank the Minister for the Answer. However, reports, most recently from “Panorama”, have concluded that the pellets we are burning are not exclusively from waste wood, so we are…14 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply to all the wonderful speeches, and I thank many noble Lords for speaking tonight in support of the amendment that the noble…13 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI am delighted to move Amendment 117 and very grateful to be standing alongside the noble Baronesses, Lady Chakrabarti and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and the noble Lord, Lord…13 Dec 2022HANSARDCOP 27: OutcomeMy Lords, when we were in Egypt, the UK Government signed up to the global methane pledge, which commits to a cut in global methane emissions by 30% by 2030, though we have not…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Farming Incentive GrantsMy Lords, the Secretary of State said in a recent speech at the CLA conference that the scheme the Minister just mentioned, the local nature recovery scheme, was not going ahead…05 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractMy Lords, one reason why young children now go into hospital and have anaesthetics is to have all their teeth out, largely as a result of sugary diets. As we see through our…01 Dec 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseMy Lords, perhaps the Minister could say a little more about the original Question from my noble friend Lady Willis. Where can we find out about these success stories that he…28 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP 27My Lords, the IPCC says that there are two great drivers of carbon emissions. One is obviously fossil fuels, but the other is population growth. Today, as I am sure everyone…15 Nov 2022HANSARDJet Zero StrategyMy Lords, I welcome the fact that the Minister is talking about sustainable aviation fuels, but they are going to have to come from somewhere. I understand from the jet zero…14 Nov 2022HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to assist British citizen Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who is currently on hunger strike in Egyptian detention, and since Sunday…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeI beg leave to ask a Question of which I have given private notice. I declare a relevant interest, which is that I am an old friend of Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s aunt, the journalist…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeI thank the noble Lord very much for that. We have talked about this before and I know that he is entirely on the right side on this. Mr el- Fattah campaigned for democracy during…09 Nov 2022HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions: Developed CountriesMy Lords, last week we had a briefing from the President of the Maldives. He pointed out that, of the 100% of GDP, they spend 30% on adaptation due to the fact that the islands…07 Nov 2022