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HANSARDNet Zero TestMy Lords, if this test was brought in, would it not help government departments by giving them a very clear direction of travel? It would cover the sorts of decisions we are still…22 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for establishing a crime of ecocide.21 Jul 2021HANSARDEcocideI thank the Minister for her reply, but many noble Lords and many people around the world would now consider that crimes are being perpetuated against the environment, whether…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Food Strategy Independent ReviewMy Lords, I am encouraged to hear the Minister say that the Government want to encourage people, particularly children, to eat better. I ask specifically about the recommendations…20 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIt is a great delight to support the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, in the amendment. I, like her, believe that ecocide will be introduced as a crime on an international basis and…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington. I absolutely agree with him that no two pieces of land are exactly the same. I support Amendment…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 257AA in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. As the noble Baroness said, this is a very…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I just want to make a couple of quick points in support of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. It is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and I…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI support Amendment 212 and all amendments that join ELMS and nature recovery plans. Farming, as we know, is responsible for practically all biodiversity loss, and all the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI am pleased to support the very simple but very important amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter. In 2009, the Environment Agency said that all houses in London and…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Devon. I have just been camping at Knepp for three nights—Friday, Saturday and Sunday—so I walked the land extensively, went…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I really wish that I was not having to move this amendment. I speak as the chair of Feeding Britain, and all through this pandemic we have been giving out meals to an…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment Bill05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI thank your Lordships, and the Minister, whose final words were telling in that the Government have gone some way towards fixing this problem. I congratulate the Government on…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. I absolutely agree with her and would also like to add my voice to asking the question about the payments that go…05 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI will be brief. I just want to point out that we have apparently thrown away—I have checked this in lots of sources—3 million face masks every minute across the world. It means,…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillI support the amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, as well as that in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Randall, about soil, that in the name of the noble…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIt is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Cameron. Like him, I am very much a “cross”-Bencher in this case. I have been looking through the Second Reading document and…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. I rise to support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. I…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. I want to make a couple of points about information. Before I was into food, I was a journalist…28 Jun 2021