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HANSARDPlant-based DietI thank the Minister for that Answer, but I am not quite sure what the Government are doing to arrive at that result. Currently around 62% of UK grain goes to feed livestock. Meat…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPlant-based DietTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits to human health and the wider environment by promoting a predominantly plant-based diet.28 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 88 in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, and various other Peers. I also very much support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord…27 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe noble Baroness made a couple of references to the importance of the press. Could she update the House on exactly where negotiations are about letting in companies such as the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDWest Papua: DeforestationMy Lords, last week I read with concern a piece in the Times saying that No. 10 is apparently blocking a report by the Joint Intelligence Committee, which it saw as “too…14 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 502P and will give my support to Amendment 502YB, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. If the noble Lord, Lord Young, chooses to…18 Sept 2025HANSARDGlobal Plastic Pollution TreatyIn some ways we have let the horse out of the stable, in that we are flooded with microplastics ourselves. It is in breast milk, it is in placentas, and it is causing…11 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 502X, to which I have added my name and which was tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. This is what the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, just…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a delight to follow the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, on his amendment. I entirely agree with everything he says. Not that long ago, a lido not far from where my…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. There is widespread concern about the sustainable sourcing of all Drax wood…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I rise to support the Government on this measure. I think that 15% passive ownership is perfectly okay. I very much support a lot of what the noble Baroness, Lady…22 Jul 2025HANSARDWeight Loss MedicationMy Lords, I think everyone welcomes the advent of these drugs for people who have serious weight problems, but what happens when they come off them, and what are the Government…21 Jul 2025HANSARDFemale Genital MutilationMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDGiving Every Child the Best Start in LifeMy Lords, I very much welcome this Statement; I think it is fantastic. Like the noble Viscount, I have become a grandparent reasonably recently, but I am very struck by the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, when the Minister said that we are working across government, what actually is happening? Is there a review? Is there something specific about school uniforms? Is it…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I put my name to Amendment 202A in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Parminter and Lady Bennett. This is a fantastically important amendment, and I will be very…03 Jul 2025HANSARDPlastic PollutionMy Lords, I want to move the agenda on to microplastics, which are endemic in our water systems, in our bodies and now in our soils. A lot of research is showing that crop…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDeep Sea Mining in International WatersMy Lords, at the start of April I wrote to the department about the high seas treaty—I have still not had a reply—so some of my questions have already been asked. What deadline…30 Jun 2025HANSARDEnglish Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling and DredgingMy Lords, I wonder if the Minister could help me clarify something. I have a cutting from Fishing News , “the voice of the fishing industry”. When Minister Zeichner addressed the…19 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you—I acknowledge that more money is going in and absolutely acknowledge that there is an expansion of free school meals. I am only worried about the evidence that we have…19 Jun 2025