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HANSARDHousehold Support FundMy Lords, I am sure everyone welcomes the government scheme to introduce free breakfasts, but I am concerned about the rates of obesity, especially in lower-income areas. When…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to be speaking in this first day of debate of this new Government. Like all noble Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and the noble…18 Jul 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I declare my interests, in particular my interest with Peers for the Planet, which probably provides a clue as to what I will talk about in, and contribute to, this…15 May 2024HANSARDCarbon Budget Delivery Plan: High Court RulingMy Lords, the Government, and many Governments around the world, are pinning an enormous amount of their strategies on carbon capture and storage. There are currently just 41 CCS…08 May 2024HANSARDNHS: Long-term SustainabilityMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate and, like everyone else, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for introducing it so brilliantly. I also congratulate the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDSurplus Carbon EmissionsMy Lords, future carbon budgets that the Government are proposing depend quite a lot on carbon capture and storage. At the moment, this is not a working technology; it is not…27 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, but I feel reluctant to stand up because the Bill seems to have little genuine purpose. It is distracting us from what we need…26 Mar 2024HANSARDChild PovertyMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to the 200,000 children who represent 14% of the children who are eligible for free school meals, even on the very small amount of money…26 Mar 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI would contradict that too, because we do not have the time to figure out the difference between them. At the end of the day, they are the same thing. Many people who live in…26 Mar 2024HANSARDBiomass: Power GenerationI thank the noble Lord very much for his Answer, but it seems incorrect that we should fund any sort of forest degradation, either in this country or in others, such as Canada or…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBiomass: Power GenerationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what evidence they have that power generation from biomass is (1) good value for the taxpayer, (2) not leading to forest degradation in other…13 Mar 2024HANSARDForest Risk Commodity RegulationsMy Lords, in a recent investigation by Global Witness, it was found that both HSBC and Barclays are financing companies that are purchasing product made on illegally deforested…12 Mar 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow that terrific speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. On behalf of all of us, I am sure, I welcome granddaughter Northover…08 Mar 2024HANSARDPremature Deaths: Heart and Circulatory ConditionsMy Lords, following on from the Times Health Commission today, the Food Foundation has also produced a report on childhood obesity. The single biggest factor for preventing…06 Feb 2024HANSARDChild ObesityMy Lords—01 Feb 2024HANSARDGreen SpacesMy Lords, when I was chair of the London Food Board, we created 2,012 new growing spaces in London in the years leading up to the Olympics. There are still 2,500 of them—200 acres…01 Feb 2024HANSARDChild ObesityMy Lords, what are the Government doing to challenge the industry about the types of substitutes it uses for sugar? When the big ones, such as aspartame, go into products such as…01 Feb 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Policies: Timeliness and EffectivenessMy Lords, I heard the Minister speak about the Government’s urgency, but I will make reference here to actual policies and plans that have been delayed. I will mention a few; this…22 Jan 2024HANSARDWater PollutionMy Lords, I welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box and I too declare my interests. The “Panorama” programme threw up a lot of issues. It has not had quite the effect of “Mr…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, I first declare my interests. I will come to some notes about Amendment 11, so ably spoken to just now by the noble Lord, Lord Goldsmith. Right now, I rise to speak to…16 Jan 2024