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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the Government’s ambition to build more homes and infrastructure for our country is welcome. It is indeed time to get Britain building again. However, there is a danger…25 Jun 2025HANSARDEnglish Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling and DredgingMy Lords, while extending the ban on destructive bottom trawling is very welcome indeed, can I ask whether the Government considered a full ban, given the urgency expressed in the…19 Jun 2025HANSARDWild CampingMy Lords, given Labour’s manifesto commitments to improve responsible access to nature and enhance community rights to green space, can the Minister clarify what specific changes…18 Jun 2025HANSARDWild CampingMy Lords—18 Jun 2025HANSARDOfficial Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, we support these regulations as a sensible step to protect our biosecurity and reduce costly and deeply damaging barriers to trade, but we see this as just one stage of…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Care and Special Education Charities: Employer National Insurance ContributionsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the Government have already published several comprehensive spending review announcements over the past week? Does he further accept that…09 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the creditors who have heaped billions in debt on to the company should now pay to sort this mess out, possibly through a well-planned…04 Jun 2025HANSARDReservoirs: Protection from ContaminationMy Lords, given Thames Water’s inability to secure private investment with its £20 billion debt burden, can the Minister confirm that, should it have to go into special…03 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmers: CompetitivenessMy Lords, in that context can the Minister explain what assessment has been made of the main factors identified by Professor Julia Aglionby behind the cause of upland farmers’…03 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillYes, that is exactly what I am saying: this will bring about the abolition of Section 21. That failure has rightly eroded trust. It now falls to this Government to deliver what…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise briefly on this group, which concerns commencement. I particularly thank the noble Lords, Lord Hacking and Lord Bird, for ensuring that this debate took place,…15 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support all the amendments in this group. In particular, I draw to your attention Amendment 250 in my name which would extend the decent homes standard to…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, having been extremely brief on everything, I beg noble Lords’ indulgence on this issue, which is extremely important. I sincerely hope we make a bit of progress on it. I…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayman and Lady Bennett, for tabling these amendments and generating this debate. We on these Benches support both amendments. Every…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, my Amendment 228 seeks to enhance transparency and oversight in the private rented sector by requiring the database to include information on tenancy disputes. This…14 May 2025HANSARDFair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025My Lords, my thanks go to the Minister for her explanation of this statutory instrument, which we in the Liberal Democrats support. It represents a positive and necessary step…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, while it is understandable that some individuals have close bonds with more distant relatives, extending the definition of “family member” to include removed or second…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, talk about save the Best until last—well, until the penultimate. The breadth, depth, knowledge, understanding and experience of the names backing these amendments is…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, these Benches recognise the vital importance of our rural and agricultural communities, who operate under the more specialised and long-standing tenancy agreements. Such…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 170 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, to which I have put my name, along with Amendment 265 from my noble friend Lord…12 May 2025